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→Scariest words: This is real news. Centralized planning doesn't work and CON laws are yet more proof.
:::If you want to blame somebody, blame the taxpayers, private hospitals, and charities for not building enough hospitals over a 45 year period in anticipation of a global pandemic. And who's to say we need 2 million hospital beds, when other experts say we may need 10 or 12 million hospital beds in coming weeks and months?
:::If you want to blame somebody, blame the taxpayers, private hospitals, and charities for not building enough hospitals over a 45 year period in anticipation of a global pandemic. And who's to say we need 2 million hospital beds, when other experts say we may need 10 or 12 million hospital beds in coming weeks and months?
:::Furthermore, if you chose to pursue this line, you need to address the more fundamental shortage of ICU units. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|De Plorabus Unum]]</sup> 19:49, 6 April 2020 (EDT)
:::Furthermore, if you chose to pursue this line, you need to address the more fundamental shortage of ICU units. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|De Plorabus Unum]]</sup> 19:49, 6 April 2020 (EDT)
::::The law(regulation) specifically forbid them from building new facilities and bringing in new beds over that 45 year period. That's the point. This isn't fake news. Centralized planning is almost always at the root of our problems, and this is not the exception. And as to ICU units - are those covered by Certificate of Need? If so, then I addressed it already. [[User:Progressingamerica|Progressingamerica]] ([[User talk:Progressingamerica|talk]]) 19:57, 6 April 2020 (EDT)