Daily Southtown: "Report: Hospital board not providing the cure"

Pull the plug. Let it pass. From the Daily Southtown,

A new report to be delivered to Illinois lawmakers next week finds little evidence the state's regulation of health care construction actually holds down costs or provides any other benefit.

The Health Facilities Planning Board, which decides whether projects are necessary, expires April 1 unless the Legislature extends its life.

A draft of the study requested by House Speaker Michael Madigan was obtained by the Daily Southtown. Madigan had not seen it and couldn't comment, spokesman Steve Brown said.