Certificate of Need (CON) Laws Apply to Health Plans in a Variety

Certificate of need (CON) laws apply to health plans in a variety of ways, depending upon the state. By definition, CON laws are laws that are designed to

A) Regulate the construction, renovation, and acquisition of healthcare facilities as well as the purchase of major medical equipment in a geographical area
B) Protect commerce from unlawful restraint of trade, price discrimination, price fixing, reduced competition, and monopolies
C) Determine benefit payments when a person is covered by more than one plan, such as two group health plans 12
D) License and regulate health plans that wish to establish and operate an HMO