I would like to express my support for reform of the COPN Law.

With few exceptions of a minor nature, the Commonwealth's COPN law has remained substantially unchanged following it's inital conception in 1973.

I feel the law has been outpaced by a rapidly evolving healthcare system and it is unable to succesfully further the Commonwealth's ability to incentivize value based market competition. In fact, the practical effect of the COPN law is to stifle competition and ensure a healthcare monopoly owned by the hospitals. 

In this environment of rapidly increasing health care policy premiums and deductibles, COPN reform is an urgent need to decrease costs and increase acess to care.

Thank you, 

Daniel R. Cavazos,MD