Dr. Jeff Schoondyke has been on both the patient and provider sides of the medical world. He understands the needs of his patients and the desires of the providers in his practice to meet those needs. What he doesn’t understand is the burden that the certificate of need (CON) process puts on the provider, making it more difficult to treat patients in his community.
CON reform will directly benefit Asher and other Tennesseans like her who suffer from a lack of quality healthcare options. It’s a powerful...
Beacon’s newest report, “A Dose of Free Market Medicine” compares Tennessee’s laws and regulations around pharmacists and compares it to rec...
Dr. Dishmon, a cardiologist in the Whitehaven community of Memphis, was denied a certificate of need for an ambulatory surgery center in his...
Certificate of need (CON) laws are a regulatory, administrative, and financial burden on community-centered medical practices like Watauga O...
Healthcare can be expensive and complex. But Tennessee’s rules and restrictions are making it worse, often for those who can least afford ca...
This holiday season, if you feel called to give back, I challenge you to find an organization like RAM, ECHO, or Main Street Health.