Category: John Stossel's Perspective on WV Certificate of Need Law

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Yesterday’s Daily Mail article reports that John Stossel, co-anchor of ABC’s 20/20 speaking at the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s Business Summit spoke out against West Virginia’s Certificate of Need laws. Stossel argues that free market is better than regulation of health care.
Regulation vs. free market makes for great conversation. The debate […]

Scott MacStravic
Larry Messina at Lincoln Walks at Midnight round up of latest links/articles discussing the ongoing debate over the revised certificate of need Cardiac Catheterization standards. The debate has pitted hospital against hospital and resulted in full page ads and a media blitz by both sides in the debate.
Governor Manchin has until Friday […]

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Yesterday, the West Virginia Health Care Authority Board approved the changes to the Certificate of Need Standards for Cardiac Catheterization. The approved modification will now be delivered to Governor Manchin for review and approval.
Eric Eyre of the Charleston Gazette covers the story today in his article, Smaller hospitals get OK […]

Fred Fortin
I previously posted about the proposed amendments to the Certificate of Need Cardiac Catheterization Standards issued by the West Virginia Health Care Authority for public comment.
Today, Charleston Gazette reporter, Eric Eyre, reports on the current debate over the standards. To learn more you can read the comments submitted regarding the proposed […]

David Williams
Yesterday the West Virginia Health Care Authority issued an Order Dissolving Stay. The Order granted MCHCR’s (Carlyle Group) Motion to Dissolve Stay but denied the Motion to Affirm the Initial CON Decision.
The Authority set January 7 as the date for initial briefs to be submitted by both parties as a result of […]

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Eric Eyre reports in today’s Sunday Gazette-Mail that Governor Manchin has rejected the proposed new Certificate of Need CT Standards approved by the West Virginia Health Care Authority last month.
The article indicates Governor Manchin sent a letter to the Authority’s Board on Friday, December 7, asking that they re-examine the imaging equipment proposal […]

Scott MacStravic
The State Journal provides background on the pending reconsideration hearing set for December 14, 2007 (9am), before the the West Virginia Health Care Authority regarding the Authority’s granting of a certificate of need for the $6.3 billion buyout of HCR Manor Care by The Carlyle Group, a private global investment firm.
The Authority […]

Fred Fortin
The West Virginia Health Care Authority issued and approved on November 14, 2007, proposed amendments to the Cardiac Catheterization Standards.
The Notice of Public Comment Period indicates that comments must be submitted to the Authority by December 14, 2007.
Read more this great post here

Scott MacStravic
Eric Eyre of the Charleston Gazette reports on the board decision by the West Virginia Health Care Authority approving new Computerized Tomography (CT) Standards under West Virginia’s Certificate of Need Program. The proposed standards will now be sent to Governor Manchin for final approval.
Eyre reports:
A state agency cleared the way Wednesday for […]