The lazy, hazy days of summer are definitely not lazy or hazy when it comes to health planning in North Carolina. At this point in the year, the draft State Medical Facilities Plan (SMFP) has been published, and the summer...more
As we reported last month, the draft 2024 State Medical Facilities Plan (SMFP) was released on July 3, 2023. The SMFP is North Carolina’s key health planning document in which the State publishes need determinations for...more
With minimal fanfare on a quiet summer Friday afternoon, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) did what many have been expecting it to do for several months: it officially withdrew from two healthcare antitrust enforcement...more
On April 18, 2023, Representative Caleb Rudow (D-Buncombe) introduced House Bill (HB) 737, entitled An Act Preserving Competition in Health Care by Regulating the Consolidation and Conveyance of Hospitals. If enacted, HB 737...more
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On March 27, 2023, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed House Bill 76, now known as Session Law 2023-7, into law. Also called “Access to Healthcare Options,” Session Law 2023-7 primarily aims to expand Medicaid....more
The arrival of a new year in North Carolina brings a new State Medical Facilities Plan (“SMFP”). The SMFP is the annual planning document issued by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, and signed by the...more
The arrival of a new year in North Carolina brings with it a new State Medical Facilities Plan (“SMFP”). The SMFP is the annual planning document issued by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, and...more
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Health Service Regulation (“DHSR”) has published the draft 2023 State Medical Facilities Plan (“SMFP”), which was developed by the State Health...more
Governor Roy Cooper signed the 2022 North Carolina State Medical Facilities Plan (“SMFP”) on December 17, 2021. This SMFP became effective on January 1, 2022. The Governor has authority to modify the SMFP, but the 2022 SMFP...more
On July 9, 2021, President Biden issued an “Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy,” (the “Order”) which aims to drive down prices for consumers, increase wages for workers, and promote innovation...more
In four different bills introduced over the last month, North Carolina’s General Assembly is once again proposing changes to North Carolina’s certificate of need (“CON”) law, first enacted in 1971. This law extensively...more
Currently, three vaccines are authorized and recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) to prevent COVID-19. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (“NCDHHS”) has stated that...more
The Certificate of Need Process -
The Healthcare Planning and Certificate of Need Section of the Division of Health Service Regulation of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (the “Agency”) recently...more