Staff from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) appeared before
the Alaska Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce on February 6,
2018, to present the FTC's views on certificate-of-need (CON)
laws and to support the repeal of such laws in Alaska. CON laws
require specific state approval of the need for new facilities
before health care providers can open facilities, expand facilities
or services or make certain types of expenditures. The FTC staff
testified that these laws "raise considerable competitive
concerns and generally do not appear to have achieved their
intended benefits for health care consumers."1 The
testimony underscores the FTC's increased focus on state laws
that it believes pose unnecessary restrictions on competition and
harm consumers.
CON laws can be traced back to the National Health Planning and
Resources Development Act of 19742, under which federal
funds could be withheld from states that did not adopt CON la
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New political narratives are transforming international trade and global integration. Even the most ardent supporters of trade liberalization recognize that these political realities and the need to account for sustainable development, inclusive growth and managing the digital revolution will radically shape the landscape of international trade.
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