Certificate of Need for Cardiac Care: Controversy Over the Contributions of CON

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dc.contributor.authorHo, Vivian
dc.contributor.authorKu-Goto, Meei-Hsiang
dc.contributor.authorJollis, James
dc.contributor.orgJames A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-15T15:17:02Z
dc.date.available2016-08-15T15:17:02Z
dc.description.abstractObjective: To test whether state Certificate of Need (CON) regulations influence procedural mortality or the provision of coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) and percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). Data Sources: Medicare inpatient claims obtained for 1989-2002 for patients age 65+ who received CABG or PCI. Study Design: We used differences-in-differences regression analysis to compare states that dropped CON during the sample period, versus states that kept the regulations. We examined procedural mortality, the number of hospitals in the state performing CABG or PCI, mean hospital volume, and statewide procedure volume for CABG and PCI. Principal Findings: States that dropped CON experienced lower CABG mortality rates relative to states that kept CON, although the differential is not permanent. No such mortality difference is found for PCI. Dropping CON is associated with more providers statewide and lower mean hospital volume for both CABG and PCI. However, statewide procedure counts remain the same. Conclusions: We find no evidence that CON regulations are associated with higher quality CABG or PCI. The regulations may limit the number of facilities performing these procedures, and the potential cost savings from this restriction should be investigated.
dc.identifier.citationHo, Vivian, Ku-Goto, Meei-Hsiang and Jollis, James. "Certificate of Need for Cardiac Care: Controversy Over the Contributions of CON." (2009) James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy: <a href="http://bakerinstitute.org/research/certificate-of-need-for-cardiac-care-controversy-over-the-contributions-of-con/">http://bakerinstitute.org/research/certificate-of-need-for-cardiac-care-controversy-over-the-contributions-of-con/</a>.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/91227
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherJames A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy
dc.relation.urihttp://bakerinstitute.org/research/certificate-of-need-for-cardiac-care-controversy-over-the-contributions-of-con/
dc.subjectCertificate of Need
dc.subjectCABG
dc.subjectPCI
dc.subjectpanel data methods
dc.titleCertificate of Need for Cardiac Care: Controversy Over the Contributions of CON
dc.typeResearch paper
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