In comparison, from 2016 to 2018 Florida approved 20 new hospitals. The news comes as Georgia and South Carolina debate similar measures to repeal certificate-of-need laws.
About two-thirds of states still have the certificate-of-need laws. Some hospital groups defend CON laws on the basis that they protect hospitals from competition.
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