The Pros And Cons Of The Certificate Of Needs

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The increase in the health care expenditure could be controlled by Governmental limitations on the needless repetition of healthcare facilities, is an essential basis of the Certificate Of Needs. There are different arguments put forth by the opponents and proponents. The proponents of the Certificate of Needs believe that the healthcare system needs it to stop hospitals from over expansion so that these investment costs are not passed on to the healthcare consumers. However, the research has been suggestive that the Certificate Of Need has been ineffective at controlling costs. There are different aspects of the whole process of obtaining the Certificate of Needs which I found very interesting. Firstly, the detailed format of the application