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Committee hears bill to increase patient choice; members flag rural certificate-of-need risks
Summary
Representative Sullivan reintroduced an interim study proposal to expand patient choice and address structural barriers that leave specialty provider buildings unused; members and DHS urged careful drafting to protect single-provider rural counties and clarify rulemaking authority.
Representative Sullivan introduced an interim study proposal he said he previously ran during the last session and refiled to give committee members an opportunity to "ask questions or dig a little bit deeper." He said the bill's primary purpose is to allow patient choice where patients currently have little provider selection, and that he has talked with DHS and provider groups and is willing to compromise.
Sullivan told the committee there are structural problems in how regions are designed, how…
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