Redesigning Certificate of Need and Health Planning was released. LeadingAge NY testified at  the Dec. 6 PHHPC Planning Committee meeting in Albany on the initial recommendations.

  The report concludes that the CON process should be reformed, given major changes such as  Medicaid redesign and federal health reform. The report’s 23 recommendations are organized  into the following major areas: (1) Advancing the federal triple aim (better health, better care  outcomes and lower cost) through regional health planning; (2) advancing the triple aim  through CON and licensure; (3) promoting improvements in quality and efficiency through  governance; and (4) incorporating quality and health into CON reviews; streamlining financial  reviews and relaxing the ban on revenue sharing. An additional recommendation was added to  assess providers’ disaster preparedness.