Medical Facilities Meeting (November 14, 2005)
Agenda (Word Document)
Meeting Notes (Word Document)
Background Summaries (Word Document)
Presentation and Background
Cost Containment in Health Care (Power Point)
Caroline Steinberg, Vice President for Trends Analysis, American Hospital Association
Hospital Expansion in Minnesota: Is Growth Worth the Cost? (Power Point)
Mark Shaw, Vice President of Network, Finance and Operations, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
An Overview of the Application of Hospital Certificate of Need Legislation (CON) (Power Point)
Stefan Gildemeister and Elizabeth Lukanen, Minnesota Department of Health
Hospital Expansion in Minnesota: Is Growth Worth The Cost? (pdf)
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, July 28, 2005
Improving Health Care: A Dose of Competition (Executive Summary) (pdf)
Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, July 2004
Arguments in Favor of Planning and CON Regulation (pdf)
American Health Planning Association (AHPA) Response to Improving Health Care: A Dose of Competition
The CON Matrix of 2005 Relative Scope and Review Thresholds: CON Regulated Services by State (pdf)
American Health Planning Association (AHPA)
A Map of the 2005 Relative Scope and Review Thresholds: CON Regulation by State (pdf)
American Health Planning Association (AHPA)
Evaluation of Certificate of Need in Michigan (A Report to the Michigan Department of Community Health) (pdf)
Center for Health Policy, Law and Management, Duke University, May 2003
Comparative Assessment of Certificate of Need Programs (Presentation to the Illinois Health Facility Planning Board) (pdf)
Department of Health Administration, Governors State University, February. 2, 2005
An Analysis and Evaluation of Certificate of Need Regulation in Maryland: Phase I Final Report (pdf)
Maryland Health Care Commission, January 1, 2001