WASHINGTON, March 6 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Certificate of Need Laws Are Failing Patients--It's Time to Repeal Them The battle over Certificate of Need (CON) laws is intensifying as states take sharply different approaches to healthcare regulation. In West Virginia, an effort to repeal the state's CON Laws was narrowly defeated in the House Health Committee by a 13-12 vote, dealing a setback to deregulation advocates. However, a  more