Certificates of Public Advantage (COPAs): A Provisional, State-led Solution to Rural Hospital Closures and Consolidation - Why Rural Hospital Markets Currently Need an Alternative to Bankruptcy and Antitrust-Scrutinized M&A

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  • Jay Baker

Author Biography

Jay Baker

Jay Baker received his J.D. and M.B.A. from the University of Montana in 2025. He served as Managing Editor of the Montana Law Review and as a Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant in Contract Law. He has eight years of healthcare industry experience and is currently completing an administrative fellowship at University of Utah Health.

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2026-10-14

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Vol. 23 No. 2 (2026)

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