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Comments on the RHSC Recommendations

Authors: Georgians for a Healthy Future and partners
Published: March 2, 2015

These comments, submitted to the Rural Hospital Stabilization Committee on behalf of Georgians for a Healthy Future, Georgia Watch, Georgia Budget & Policy Institute, and Families First, are a response to the recommendations from the committee’s work in 2014-15.

These comments, submitted to the Rural Hospital Stabilization Committee on behalf of Georgians for a Healthy Future, Georgia Watch, Georgia Budget & Policy Institute, and Families First, are a response to the recommendations from the committee’s work in 2014-15.

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