Month: March 2013
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Distant Care – Existing Hospital Deserts
Over the past several posts I’ve spent a lot of time talking about the 30 counties that may lose their hospitals. But what about the 15 counties that currently have no hospital? That’s what the red represents in this map. I want to direct your attention to the line of counties that cut across the…
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The Economic Impact of Hospital Deserts
One of the hardest things for me to wrap my head around is the enormity of the economic impact the loss of a hospital has on a small community. In a state of over 6 million people, the loss of 21,000 jobs may not seem like much. It wouldn’t have a dramatic effect on the…
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More on the Haslam Death Pannel
When Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam
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Bill Haslam’s Death Panel
Today, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam
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Medicaid Expansion: Is there a downside?
Since the SCOTUS ruled on Obamacare and Medicaid Expansion last summer, the number one question in the minds of people on both sides of the debate has been, What will Tennessee do?. While the Governor said no to a state run exchange he has weighing his options on Medicaid expansion for months now. I thought…
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Standing Down…For Now #TNDP
Yesterday I published a letter to the House and Senate Democratic Caucuses asking them to reconsider their push to alter the makeup of the Executive Committee of the Tennessee Democratic Party. I got several emails and calls from Executive Committee members and Democratic legislators. We all affirmed that we want our party to be as…