Facilities Regulation 

• Certificate of Need

  • Evaluation of Certificate of Need (Duke University report, May 2003)
    Volume I Introduction - Chapter III.pdf
    Volume I Chapter IV - V.pdf
    Volume I Chapter VI - References.pdf
    Volume II Appendices A - B.pdf
    Volume II Appendices C - E.pdf
    Volume II Appendices F - I.pdf
    Volume II Appendices J - L.pdf

  • Maine, Connecticut and Vermont require a Certificate-Of-Need
• Licensure
• Health Plan Conversion Regulation
  • The Impact of Blue Cross Conversions on Accessibility, Affordability, and the Public Interest (Hall and Conover, Milbank Quarterly December 2003) (PDF-click here)
  • Assessment of Potential Impact on Accessibility and Affordability of Health Care (Report for NC: Conover and Hall, 2003)
    Section I: Introduction and Overview
    Section II: Demographic, Economic & Health Status Profile of NC
    Section III: Health Care Resource Profile of NC
    Section IV: Health Care Cost Profile of NC
    Section V: Health Insurance Coverage Profile of NC
    Section VI-IX Redacted
    Appendix A: Case Studies of Four Blue Cross Conversions
    Appendix B: Summary of Key Informant Interviews
    Supplemental Report on Accessibility and Affordability
    
• Hospital Rate setting
• Price Controls (National Center for Policy Analysis)
• New York State Ends Rate-Setting (Alpha Center)
• Maryland Hospitals Strain Under Rate System: Health Insurers Steer Patients to D.C. (Washington Post, 5/31/98)
 
• Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) (COBRA Anti-dumping Law)
• EMTALA.com (Fosmire Solka and Stenton)

Site provides a) statute; b) regulations; c) court cases; and d) other links regarding EMTALA.