Health care access across the nation is being stifled by outdated Certificate of Need (CON) regulations. Katie Chubb, a mother in Augusta, Georgia, shares her journey of driving 2.5 hours to Atlanta to give birth, highlighting the critical need for local health care facilities. In 2021, despite tirelessly working for months to open a birth center, their application was blocked due to monopolization and antitrust concerns. This story is not unique to Georgia; CON regulations across the country ar