John Garen

Economist urges Kentucky lawmakers to end certificate of need law as hospitals warn against repeal

BY: - August 21, 2023

FRANKFORT – Kentucky would be “well served by the improved access to health care” if it were to repeal certificate of need laws, a retired economics professor told a legislative task force charged with examining the state’s CON structure on Monday.  Professor Emeritus John Garen, who worked at the University of Kentucky but presented his […]