Talk:Certificate of Need
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Scariest words
Certificate of Need laws exemplify the scariest words in the English language: "I'm from the government, and I'm here to help". Progressingamerica (talk) 15:53, 5 April 2020 (EDT)
- This is bull, and communist propaganda. Bed shortages are created by the pandemic PERIOD. There are 1 million hospital beds in the United States. If 10 million victims of the CCP virus need a hospital bed, the shortage was not caused by Nixon or a Republican president and a Democrat congress. Rewrite your premise or face deletion. RobSDe Plorabus Unum 00:10, 6 April 2020 (EDT)
- This is ridiculous. Delete it if you want, but it won't be true. The places talking about this are conservative(and a handful of libertarian) news outlets.
- https://nypost.com/2020/03/13/a-hospital-bed-shortage-looms-amid-coronavirus-and-other-commentary/
- https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/justin-haskins-coronavirus-will-dramatically-worsen-hospital-bed-shortage-created-by-government-regulations
- https://www.mercatus.org/bridge/commentary/now-time-eliminate-certificate-need-laws-limit-hospital-resources-and-space
- https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/how-lawmakers-can-proactively-protect-communities-from-pandemic-threats
- https://mises.org/wire/how-left-trying-blame-capitalism-covid-19-deaths
- https://pacificlegal.org/fox-business-coronavirus-puts-absurdity-of-inflexible-government-regulations-in-sharp-relief/
- https://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/yes-a-michigan-law-rations-number-of-hospital-beds-here
- https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/03/burn-down-the-regulatory-house.php
- https://www.unionleader.com/opinion/op-eds/greg-moore-not-enough-hospital-beds-in-new-hampshire-blame/article_04e835bd-bb7b-5cef-b7d8-76d27e405e01.html
- https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/4/how-certificate-of-need-con-laws-make-health-care-/
- You said "There are 1 million hospital beds in the United States" - there ought to be double that. Certificate of Need creates an artificial scarcity. The sad fact is that socialized medicine is already failing America. Progressingamerica (talk) 19:13, 6 April 2020 (EDT)
- It doesn't matter what the source of fake news is. You should know better by the very definition of the word, "pandemic". A simple rewrite toning down the obvious partisan smears oughtta work. The American public needs factual information about the pandemic and what 'flattening the curve" means, not partisan cheap shots at this moment in history. RobSDe Plorabus Unum 19:35, 6 April 2020 (EDT)
- It's a simple point: the shortage of beds is caused by a global pandemic, not by Richard Nixon and Democratic Congress that passed a law in 1974. RobSDe Plorabus Unum 19:38, 6 April 2020 (EDT)
- More commie agitprop:
- "There are 1 million hospital beds in the United States" - there ought to be double that.
- 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. RobSDe Plorabus Unum 19:49, 6 April 2020 (EDT)