Certificates of Need (CON) were found to be unsuccessful because:
a. there was no consistent oversight
b. they focused only on hospitals
c. hospitals spent more than their limits
d. the cost of technology was too expensive
B
The CON approach was not successful because it focused only on hospitals and provided no incentives to change either physician or patient behavior. Hospitals were given spending limits, but there was no incentive for physicians to change their practice. Without incentives, patients' expectations and demands for care also remained unchanged.
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