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Story summary
- President Donald Trump’s administration links Rural Health Transformation Program funding to states revisiting certificate of need (CON) laws.
- Six states indicated they will revisit CON laws in their Rural Health Transformation Program applications.
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports states with fewer CON rules receive higher scores, influencing fund allocation.
- Tennessee’s hospital association opposed the 2024 CON repeal, but the legislation passed.
