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by saltedonion 2095 days ago
If they don’t compete on price, do they compete on service? Or simply just distribution (which insurance firm they are in network with)
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Where they are allowed to compete yes, they will compete on service. But in many places it is illegal for hospitals to compete at all due to Certificate of Need laws. In places with CON laws, if you can't prove that your hospital will not compete with existing providers, you cannot build it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certificate_of_need