(The Center Square) — The first meeting of a Georgia committee exploring whether to abolish the state’s Certificate of Need requirement for hospitals and health care facilities didn’t yield information about the mandate’s benefits, the committee’s chair said.
The Senate Study Committee on Certificate of Need Reform is exploring whether lawmakers should change or abolish the state’s program.
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