COVID-19 Exposes Evil of Anticompetitive State Certificate of Need Laws — The Antitrust Attorney Blog March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat) COVID-19 Exposes Evil of Anticompetitive State Certificate of Need Laws Related: America Doesn’t Have Enough Hospital Beds To Fight the Coronavirus. Protectionist Health Care Regulations Are One Reason Why. Certificate of Need: Does It Actually Control Healthcare Costs? How State Certificate-of-Need (CON) Laws Affect Access to Health Care White House urges states to repeal certificate-of-need laws