Repeal Arkansas’s Certificate of Need Laws — Put Patients First

Arkansans deserve more choices, better care, and lower costs — not laws that let big providers block competition.

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Arkansans deserve more choices, better care, and lower costs — not laws that let big providers block competition.

Arkansas’s outdated Certificate of Need (CON) and Permit of Approval laws don’t serve patients — they serve the interests of entrenched healthcare providers who use them to protect their market share from competition.

These laws allow incumbents to challenge and block new facilities from opening or expanding, even when communities desperately need more care options.

The result is fewer choices, slower innovation, and higher costs for patients.

It’s time to remove these barriers, open the door to new providers, and put the focus back where it belongs — on improving care for every Arkansan.

Sign this petition to urge lawmakers to repeal CON laws and strengthen quality standards for any facilities that remain under regulation.

Dear Official(s),

I’m writing to you because healthcare in Arkansas should be about people — not protecting monopolies. Our state’s outdated Certificate of Need (CON)/Permit of Approval laws have become barriers that prevent communities, particularly rural and underserved ones, from accessing the care they need.
These laws allow entrenched providers to block new clinics and facilities from opening, even when local families are waiting months for appointments or driving hours to for care or to visit loved ones.
The result is fewer options, higher costs, and worse outcomes for the very people who most need affordable and timely care.
Repealing these laws is a matter of patient freedom. Arkansans in small towns and low-income neighborhoods deserve the same access to quality care as those in major urban centers.
States that repealed CON laws have seen broader access, lower costs, and more investment in underserved areas.
Arkansas should not be left behind.
I respectfully ask you to:
- Repeal Arkansas’s CON/Permit of Approval laws to open the door to more providers and services.
- Ensure strong, enforceable quality standards so that all Arkansans — regardless of zip code or income — can trust the care they receive.
- Advance policies that promote equity, access, and innovation across our healthcare system.
This isn’t a partisan issue — it’s about doing right by Arkansas families.
By removing these barriers, we can expand opportunity, reduce disparities, and ensure no Arkansan is left without care because the system is designed to protect special interests instead of patients.
I’m writing to you because healthcare in Arkansas should be about people — not protecting monopolies. Our state’s outdated Certificate of Need (CON)/Permit of Approval laws have become barriers that prevent communities, particularly rural and underserved ones, from accessing the care they need.

Thank you for your attention and service.

Sincerely,

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These laws allow incumbents to challenge and block new facilities from opening or expanding, even when communities desperately need more care options.

The result is fewer choices, slower innovation, and higher costs for patients.

It’s time to remove these barriers, open the door to new providers, and put the focus back where it belongs — on improving care for every Arkansan.

Sign this petition to urge lawmakers to repeal CON laws and strengthen quality standards for any facilities that remain under regulation.