This piece was co-authored by Oran Smith, Ph.D. a senior fellow at Palmetto Promise Institute in South Carolina. Long-time talk show host Joey Hudson had to wait an excruciating three weeks for a ...

BUT FIRST, THE SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE HAS VOTED OVERWHELMINGLY TO CHANGE THE WAY HEALTH COVERAGE IS MANAGED IN THE STATE. LAWMAKERS ARE ELIMINATING THE STATE’S CERTIFICATE OF NEED.

On May 3, 2023, the South Carolina General Assembly passed S.164 which overhauled the state’s Certificate of Need (CON) law. The bill was signed by Governor McMaster on May 16, 2023 and is now ...

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster held a ceremonial signing on Oct. 3 to repeal the state’s certificate of need law, which has been on the books since the 1970s, according to an Oct. 3 report from ...

Palmetto State lawmakers are poised to pass a bill that eliminates South Carolina's Certificate of Need program, which regulates healthcare expansion, according to Allan Stalvey, a lobbyist with ...

Matthew Mitchel from the Mercatus Center examines cost implications of Certificate of Need laws across the healthcare system. 2022 Testimony on the South Carolina Certificate of Need Repeal Matt Dean ...