Washington Regional Medical Center v. Medical Care International, Inc.

George Rose Smith, Justice.

For the past few years there has been in progress a national effort to limit the construction of new hospitals. The movement was initiated by Congress and has been supported by legislation enacted in Arkansas and in other states, all of which participate in the program and receive federal funds for health care. In the present case we need not review the statutes, which we considered in some detail in an earlier case. Statewide Health Coordinating Council v. General Hospitals of Humana, 280 Ark. 443, 660 S.W.2d 906 (1983), cert. denied, 104 S.Ct. 2386 (1984).

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