Health care providers in North Carolina need a government permission slip called a certificate of need before they can add hospital beds build new facilities or purchase major pieces of equipment Health care reforms say scrapping CON requirements would boost health care innovation in this state Jordan Roberts John Locke Foundation health policy analyst discusses legislative efforts to scale back or eliminate state CON restrictions Reformers have been targeting the formula North Carolina uses to fund public schools across the state Aaron Smith education policy analyst for the libertarian Reason Foundation has been watching the debate with interest Smith explains
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