Certificate of Need news and information

A second lawsuit has landed in the federal courts challenging the constitutionality of state certificate-of-need laws that regulate when and how healthcare providers operate.
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WESTWOOD, N.J.—The state of New Jersey approved the reopening of Pascack Valley Hospital before the end of the year as a joint venture between Hackensack University (N.J.) Medical Center and privately held LHP Hospital Group, Plano, Texas. The hospital, to be renamed Hackensack...
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MONTCLAIR, N.J.—Montclair Health System set plans in motion to acquire Mountainside Hospital in Montclair by filing a certificate-of-need request with the state department of health to transfer the facility's ownership.
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Montclair (N.J.) Health System set plans in motion to acquire Mountainside Hospital in Montclair by filing a certificate-of-need request with the state department of health to transfer the facility's ownership.
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Vermont officials are beginning to provide details about how the state plans to carry out its new publicly financed healthcare program.
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CHICAGO—Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was sentenced to 14 years in prison to pay for a variety of crimes committed while in office, including a kickback scheme involving the state's hospital planning board and what prosecutors described as the shakedown of a children's hospital...
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RALEIGH, N.C.—WakeMed Health & Hospitals, Raleigh, held a groundbreaking ceremony this month for its $62 million, 61-bed hospital on the north side of Raleigh, according to WakeMed. WakeMed North Hospital is being built on a site that features a freestanding ambulatory center with an...
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Ruling that hospitals' interstate-commerce rights may trump state certificate-of-need laws, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Seattle decided that the state of Washington didn't have clear congressional authority to prevent a hospital from performing lucrative elective procedures like stent...
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The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Seattle ruled that the state of Washington didn't have clear congressional authority to prevent a hospital from performing lucrative elective procedures such as stent implantation and laser angioplasty.
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All discussions of the St. Louis-area hospital market begin with BJC HealthCare.
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