title: An old-fashioned way to control costs. Well-run certificate-of-need programs can help rein in rising healthcare spending.
authors.affiliation: Michigan State AFL-CIO,  USA.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gaffney
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zimmerman
mesh_terms: D002567:Certificate of Need / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D003363:Cost Control / Q000379:methods*; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000191:economics; D006265:Health Care Coalitions; D017048:Health Care Costs; D007750:Labor Unions; D008824:Michigan; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States