ATLANTA — A committee made up of Georgia lawmakers, health-care executives, and an insurance industry representative Tuesday recommended repealing the state law governing hospital construction and medical services.
The Senate Study Committee on Certificate of Need (CON) Reform concluded the decades-old CON law is preventing advances in health-care delivery, particularly in rural Georgia.
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