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by InSteady 889 days ago
In my state this mechanism is being used to block expansion of inpatient mental health care services (in particular, we need many more beds for people recovering from TBI because they are drastically underserved). For the past 4 years the two biggest hospitals in the state have blocked all new hospitals simply because they can, and naturally they don't care to give up a slice of their pie.