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GA · HB1393INTRO · 7 COSPONSORS

Hospitals; allow rural hospitals to join together to allow further purchasing power with third-party payors but retain their independence

Where it is in the process
Plain-English Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to county and municipal hospital authorities, so as to allow rural hospitals to join together to allow further purchasing power with third-party payors but retain their independence; to provide for legislative findings and intentions; to provide for the application doctrine developed in federal antitrust jurisprudence; to provide for construction; to provide for immunity; …

Source: OpenStates · fetched March 31, 2026

Who it affects
Medicaid / public insurance

via Georgians for a Healthy Future: Repeals Georgia's certificate of need (CON) program for all health care facilities except skilled nursing facilities and allows rural hospital authorities to jointly negotiate prices with insurers …

Low-income / working-class

via Georgians for a Healthy Future: Repeals Georgia's certificate of need (CON) program for all health care facilities except skilled nursing facilities and allows rural hospital authorities to jointly negotiate prices with insurers …

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Who This Affectsvia advocacy orgs
  • Medicaid / public insurancedirectModerate impactMedium certainty

    via Georgians for a Healthy Future

    Repeals Georgia's certificate of need (CON) program for all health care facilities except skilled nursing facilities and allows rural hospital authorities to jointly negotiate prices with insurers …

  • Low-income / working-classdirectModerate impactMedium certainty

    via Georgians for a Healthy Future

    Repeals Georgia's certificate of need (CON) program for all health care facilities except skilled nursing facilities and allows rural hospital authorities to jointly negotiate prices with insurers …

What the Bill Does
  • Did not pass in 2025 session. Senate HHS Committee's substitute included meaningful revisions requiring Attorney General review and capping collabo…
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