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spot on. why do we need a government body telling us what we "need?" ridiculous. if the market can support one in Madison, so be it. if not it will fail.

I still have yet to hear ONE valid reason for not having a Madison hospital. not one.

The reason most states have a CON process is because in every single circumstance with which I am familiar the presence of more hospitals leads to HIGHER overall costs. Competition and free market principles do NOT apply to hospitals. I don't know why that is so, but it happens repeatedly. The pissing match between Baptist and St. D's over the moneyed and insured residents of Madison County is embarrassing and doesn't fool anyone. If they really wanted to carry out their mission of Christian charity they'd open hospitals in South Jackson instead of relying on UMMC to run charity clinics at the Medical Mall.

Interesting comment above about the hospitals violating the law of supply and demand. I don't know anything about this issue, but if doing away with the CON process means less government interference....I'm in

If everyone builds all the MRI, CT scanners and Gamma knifes they want, they simply can't afford them. If everyone builds a new hospital, they can't afford them. There is so much overhead involved in healthcare equipment and supplies that the costs are going to be passed on to the few people that do use them.

It's not supply and demand simplified. The taxpayers will be eating the increased costs. Be careful what you ask for.

@6:37, last time I checked, there was a hospital in SJ. It's called CMMC or something like that. Used to be called Hinds General way back when. And this latest dispute is between St D and River Oaks.

The law of supply and demand doesn't apply. A hospital doesn't operate like a business and isn't taxed in the same way. Hospitals aren't suppose to be profit centers.
We use to know that hospitals and churches weren't competing businesses and not everything was about money.
We use to think it unseemly to profit from human suffering. That's why we still have laws about gouging and use to have laws about usury.

Many states (like California) have abolished their CON process (long ago). The result is more competition.

It is all fine and dandy to suggest that Baptist and St. Dominic spend their time and effort serving South (or West) Jackson. To do so would be to risk financial suicide. How many grocery chains do you see starting up big stores in South (or West) Jackson?

8:57 Grocery stores are not tax-exempt charities with an EXPRESSED mission statement to provide medical care to the indigent (that's why we allow hospitals the tax-exempt status).

actually the board [or individual members] used to SELL certificates of need years ago......i am familiar with one county years ago that did not get new beds because the CON was gonna cost $10,000, payable to one of the board members

nothing unusual here, just how it works - there's no such thing as white-collar-crime in MS unless the DOJ gets of their lazy ass and prosecutes it because for sure NO elected MS politician is gonna prosecute shit!

and that is why nobody will come forward with evidence relating to ANYTHING in MS - because all that individual would be doing is opening themselves up to be a target, of both crooks and law enforcement for rocking the boat

11:03 - why, that would be like prosecuting FAMILY! ;-)

CMMC built a hospital only yards from Madison co a few years back. St. D and Baptist used their clout to get it closed.
Now St. D is concerned about the health of Madison co.
Yeah right.