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Two applicants have filed certificate of need applications with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services to develop a fixed MRI scanner in response to a need determination in the 2024 State Medical Facilities Plan.
Published: Wednesday, August 14th, 2024 @ 11:09 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Three applicants have filed certificate of need applications with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services to develop a Medicare-certified Home Health Agency
Published: Tuesday, November 28th, 2023 @ 12:58 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Two applicants have filed certificate of need applications with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services to develop operating rooms
Published: Thursday, July 27th, 2023 @ 1:00 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Six applicants have filed certificate of need applications with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services to acquire one or more mobile MRI scanner(s) in response to a need determination in the 2023 State Medical Facilities Plan
Published: Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 @ 10:53 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Two applicants have filed certificate of need applications with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services to acquire one fixed MRI scanner
Published: Wednesday, November 16th, 2022 @ 12:35 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The purpose of the certificate-of-need law, according to the state health department, is to restrict “unnecessary cost increases” and “limit unnecessary services” in health care across the state.
Published: Monday, July 19th, 2021 @ 5:09 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Health Service Regulation today announced it has made a new temporary pathway available for individuals who worked in nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic as temporary nurse aides to be listed on the Nurse Aide I Registry.
Published: Monday, May 3rd, 2021 @ 6:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Certificate of Need laws give the state control of medical resources.
Published: Thursday, March 11th, 2021 @ 10:24 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Public hearings for certificate of need applications are scheduled only if they are required by law.
Published: Thursday, January 21st, 2021 @ 2:11 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services unveiled an updated COVID-19 Dashboard that includes more granular information about hospital capacity and hospitalization trends, both statewide and broken down by region.
Published: Tuesday, July 21st, 2020 @ 7:42 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A surgeon’s challenge to make health care more affordable for his patients is another casualty of the coronavirus.
Published: Thursday, April 30th, 2020 @ 1:14 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Legislative opponents of certificate of need laws are confident. This may be the year they prevail against the restrictive health-care regulations.
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2019 @ 6:20 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Texas did it in 1985. California did it in 1987. Pennsylvania did it in 1996. New Hampshire did it in 2016. Florida did it in 2019.
Published: Friday, May 17th, 2019 @ 12:53 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Nothing in the U.S. Constitution implies a hierarchy among rights. Nevertheless, the federal courts have insisted on relegating economic rights to second-class status
Published: Wednesday, December 19th, 2018 @ 5:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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State investigators found significant problems during their investigation of a Cary birthing center where three infants died over the course of six months
Published: Thursday, September 6th, 2018 @ 3:41 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's pretty messed up what North Carolina hospitals have to go through just to be able to own an MRI machine
Published: Sunday, April 10th, 2016 @ 1:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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We hear a lot of lip service from Republicans in Raleigh about the beauty of the free market.
Published: Thursday, October 8th, 2015 @ 4:27 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Vidant Medical Center has filed an application with the Healthcare Planning and Certificate of Need Section of the N.C. Division of Health Service Regulation to add 85 acute care beds in Pitt County.
Published: Monday, June 22nd, 2015 @ 4:34 am
By: Christopher Maye
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It's been a little over one week since the House filed HB 200, which would loosen up the state's Certificate of Need (CON) law - a regulatory burden requiring medical providers to ask permission from the state and their competitors before expanding their businesses.
Published: Tuesday, March 24th, 2015 @ 9:13 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It is easy to understand why North Carolina hospitals are adamant about keeping the state's certificate-of-need regulations locked in the law books.
Published: Monday, December 15th, 2014 @ 2:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It is easy to understand why North Carolina hospitals are adamant about keeping the state's Certificate of Need (CON) regulations locked in the law books. After all, what law better protects their fortresses from potential competitors who could possibly provide more innovative services in less...
Published: Sunday, December 7th, 2014 @ 6:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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When it comes to reforming our nation's health care system, both ends of the political spectrum point to the "triple aim" - reduce health care costs, improve quality and access, and increase individuals' overall health.
Published: Thursday, September 18th, 2014 @ 6:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In response to inquiries, the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed today that it has suspended the license of a medical clinic in Asheville, N.C, which specializes in abortions.
Published: Wednesday, July 31st, 2013 @ 11:55 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Choice Grocery has moved a crucial step closer toward opening a store in Holly Springs. Residents tired of long drives to North Raleigh and Cary have been seeking a nearby grocer for over a decade.
Published: Friday, September 28th, 2012 @ 12:14 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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