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by clinta 2090 days ago
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