Lawmakers, expert weigh prospects for Ballad competitor

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — With certificate of need (CON) laws on the way out, State Sen. Bobby Harshbarger (R-Kingsport) said he believes Ballad Health could be seeing competition to its state-sanctioned inpatient hospital monopoly within the foreseeable future. “I believe there are facilities or there are companies that will want to invest in Upper [...]