Displaying items by tag: certificate of need
Lawsuit challenging medical regulation encounters setback
RALEIGH — A surgeon fighting state restrictions on medical equipment lost a court battle Friday, Jan. 9, when Superior Court Judge Gregory McGuire dismissed his specific complaints and sent his broader constitutional challenge before a three-judge panel.
Doctor suing over Certificate of Need gets first court win
RALEIGH — A doctor suing to overturn restrictions on patient care just won his first victory.
Certificate of need bill used for slice of mini-budget, but reforms not dead
RALEIGH — Reforms to health-care regulations aren’t dead.
Modest reform of health-care regulation may get Senate vote
RALEIGH — A years-long push to expand competition in the health-care industry passed the Senate Health Committee Monday and soon may reach the Senate floor.
Limited medical-competition reforms head to Senate for vote
RALEIGH — A push to reform North Carolina’s certificate-of-need restrictions on health providers will make it to the Senate floor.
Lawmakers making last-ditch effort to reform certificates of need
RALEIGH — Republican senators are making one last push to ease anti-competitive health-care laws before the legislative session ends.
General Assembly releases budget plan, prepares to battle governor
RALEIGH — Legislative leaders released highlights of a $24 billion spending plan for 2019-20 while girding for a budget battle with Gov. Roy Cooper.
Certificate of need opponents think they’ll make headway this year against regulations
RALEIGH — Legislative opponents of certificate of need laws are confident. This may be the year they prevail against the restrictive health-care regulations.
House members take another stab at certificate-of-need reform
RALEIGH — A bipartisan group of House members hopes to break a regulatory chokehold on surgical facilities.
