Question

You are a health systems analyst with MegaHealth. After seeing a news report on the aging of American, the board chair has expressed an interest in opening long-term care facilities in Oregon, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. The vice president for planning has asked you for background information on Certificate of Need (CON) requirements in these states. Prepare a brief passage that defines a CON and explores the pros and cons of the law. Then, create a table that compares the legal requirements for CONs in those three states. Finally, summarize your findings. Which state law is the least onerous? Why? Which one is the most difficult of the three? Why? Are they controversial? If so, in what way?

Answer 1

Certifcate Of Need(CON) laws are state regulatory rules for expanding health care facility and service. it controls health care cost by restricting duplicate service to meet the community needs.
pros:
provide cost effects and accurate high-quality health care for community needs.
cons:
CON restrict state license and training requirements for medical professionals.
Oregon:
Oregan CON laws need health care providers to get permission before they open and expand their practice and service. CON laws fail to achieve their intended goal due to socio-economic differences in the health of the population across states. CON laws Oregon has extend CN process in place for health care facility and service.
Wisconsin :
Wisconsin not officially operate a CON program it maintains several approval processes equal to CON. Wisconsin maintains an approval process for nursing homes.
Minnesota:
Minnesota not maintain formal CON program. to get CON to proceed state should demonstrate the proposed facility to act in the best interest of the state-citizen and must fulfill the state goal.
among three states Minnesota has not maintained a formal CON program. it maintains retrospective approval process in which state review the capital investment and needs