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Time for Georgia To Repeal Hospital Certificate of Need Laws

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Georgia requires medical facilities to prove there is a bona fide need for the services they provide. The state legislature is considering the abolishment of these CON laws. Abolishing the laws would almost certainly reduce healthcare costs in the state. A recent report found that hospital costs per person are over twenty percent higher in states with Certificate of Need requirements.

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Time for Georgia To Repeal Hospital Certificate of Need Laws

Georgia—along with more than 30 other states—requires any entity that wishes to open a new medical facility or expand an existing one to demonstrate that there is a bona fide need for the services to be provided by the facility in its area. If the government deems it as unnecessary it can deny it an operating license. These laws are called Certificate of Need (CON) laws. In effect, such laws give established medical providers the unique power t…

1 month ago·Atlanta, United States

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