States across the country are planning to scale back regulators’ control over where health care providers open or expand hospital facilities in an effort to spur hospital construction, particularly in rural areas.
More than a dozen states have committed to or are considering legislation to overhaul so-called certificate of need laws during the 2026 legislative session, a move that could accelerate a nationwide retreat from a once-ubiquitous cost-control strategy.
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