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Committee sends COPA 2 bill to Committee of the Whole to let smaller rural nonprofit hospitals jointly purchase supplies and services
Summary
The House Health & Human Services Committee sent Senate Bill 25,078 (COPA 2) to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation after sponsors said the bill will let independent rural nonprofit hospitals jointly purchase supplies and contract for services to lower costs.
The House Health & Human Services Committee voted to send Senate Bill 25,078, described by sponsors as a second‑phase rural hospital cooperation measure (COPA 2), to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation.
Representative Lukens, the sponsor, told the committee the bill would allow independent rural nonprofit hospitals to enter collaborative agreements with one another and with public county hospitals to increase purchasing power for pharmaceuticals, medical supplies and equipment without running afoul of antitrust…
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