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Season 1Episode 372

High Health Care Costs Are Fueling a New Fight Over Old Laws

Apr 9, 2026
25:00

Episode Description

The White House wants states to drop certificate of need laws in hopes of lowering health care costs. Researchers and state leaders are split.


Guests:

  • Nate Adler, founder, Gertie
  • Matthew Mitchell, senior fellow, Fraser Institute; senior affiliated scholar, Mercatus Center at George Mason University
  • Jill Horwitz, professor, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law and Feinberg School of Medicine
  • Bo Watson, Tennessee state senator
  • Alyssa Black, Vermont state representative
  • Amy Cooper, founder, board president Green Mountain Surgery Center


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