Georgia Supreme Court CON law ruling is blow to free market advocates

The Georgia Supreme Court upheld the state's Certificate of Need (CON) law Monday, ruling against a challenge to the health-care regulation filed by the owners of a women's surgical center. Drs. Hugo Ribot Jr. and Malcom Barfield, co-owners of The Georgia Advanced Surgery Center for Women in Cartersville, Ga., were denied a CON several years ago when they sought to add a second operating room to the facility. They responded with a lawsuit charging the CON statute is an unconstitution al violation…
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