An effort is underway this legislative session to repeal Georgia’s certificate of need law.
That law places restrictions on where new health care facilities can be located or new medical services offered based on determination of whether a community needs those facilities or services.
The upcoming debate under the Gold Dome promises to pit free-market advocates against representatives of Georgia’s politically influential hospital industry, who warn that losing CON would be a disaster for health-care access, particularly in rural areas where health servers already face an unequal playing field.
