Surgeon Gajendra Singh and attorney Josh Windham explain challenge to N.C. CON law

November 28, 2018

Dr. Gajendra Singh and his attorney, Josh Windham of the Institute for Justice, discuss Singh’s lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s certificate-of-need restrictions. Singh and Windham offered these comments during an interview for Carolina Journal Radio.

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Medical Debt De-Weaponization Act discussed in N.C. House Banking Committee

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Senate passes bill targeting organized retail crime

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