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Liam Sigaud

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I’m an economist at the Knee Regulatory Research Center at West Virginia University, where my research spans health economics, labor economics, and public economics.

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Certificate-of-Need Laws in Kentucky: Frequently Asked Questions

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By Liam Sigaud, Edgar Orozco
| bluegrassinstitute.org
Based on the Bluegrass Institute policy brief "Certificate-of-Need Laws in Kentucky: Current Status and Opportunities for Evidence-Based Reforms" by Liam Sigaud and Edgar Orozco. A certificate-of-need, or CON, law requires health care providers to obtain state approval before starting certain projects, such as opening a facility, adding beds or services, or buying major medical equipment. The state must determine that the project is "needed" before it can move forward.
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Opinion - Envisioning expanding access to eye care

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By Kihwan Bae, Liam Sigaud
| Yahoo Verified
Across the country, patients are struggling to access health care services — particularly those in rural areas, where driving long distances to see a specialist has become increasingly common. One area of acute shortage is eye care, where demand for services is rapidly outpacing the supply of ophthalmologists. Meanwhile, a large, highly trained workforce of optometrists remains sidelined by laws that prevent them from performing routine and medically necessary procedures.
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Envisioning expanding access to eye care

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By Kihwan Bae, Liam Sigaud
| The Hill Verified
Opinion>Opinions - Healthcare The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill by Kihwan Bae and Liam Sigaud, opinion contributors - 06/08/26 1:00 PM ET Link copied by Kihwan Bae and Liam Sigaud, opinion contributors - 06/08/26 1:00 PM ET Link copied Getty Images Across the country, patients are struggling to access health care services — particularly those in rural areas, where driving long distances to see a specialist has become increasingly common.
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