State lawmakers are settling in for a long look at how Georgia regulates health care services and whether drastic changes should be pursued again next year.
The fraught issue was at the center of late-session jockeying earlier this year between the House and Senate, which passed a bill with a 42-13 vote that would have exempted most rural hospitals from the certificate-of-need process. That bill stalled in the House.
Now, both chambers have created study committees that will meet during the legislative off season, with the Senate’s “reform” panel getting a jumpstart Tuesday.
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