WVHA CON Resources

Protecting the Certificate of Need (CON) Program in West Virginia

Talking Points and General Resources 

• Certificate of Need in West Virginia Healthcare – Our State & People Depend on it – Booklet

• Myth vs. Fact: Access to Care in West Virginia and Certificate of Need 

• Certificate of Need Talking Points

• A Vital Safeguard for West Virginia’s Health Care System is the Certificate of Need Program – Op/Ed

• West Virginia Hospitals: Certificate of Need and Expanding Access to Care – Hospital Examples

• Changes to the Certificate of Need Program Over the Last 10 Years

• WVHA Analysis of Mercatus Study on CON

Template Communication

• Template Email/Communication to Local Legislator(s)

• Sample Mayor Letter to Legislators

• Sample County Commission/Local Government Letter to Legislators

Media and Social Media

• Sample 30: Second Radio Script-Education

• Sample 30: Second Radio Script-Call to Action

• Sample Social Media Posts

• Interview on CON with Jim Kaufman and David Goldberg

• WVHA Interview with WV Public Broadcasting – Legislature Today 2/19/25

• WVHA Interview with WBOY – 2/19/25

Presentations

• WVHA Presentation to interim Joint Health Committee 2/11/25

• West Virginia Health Care Authority Presentation to interim Joint Health Committee 2/11/25

The Other Side

• American’s for Prosperity – 2025 Certificate of Need Full Repeal

• Cardinal Institute CON Position

• Cardinal Institute Presentation to interim Joint Health Committee 2/11/25

• Coalition Letter

• President Trump Administration CON Repeal One Pager