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  • Win, Lose or Draw – State of the Nation, 2013

    This is part 1 in a series of 3 posts that will look at who came out ahead, who came out behind, and who didn’t move an inch in the past 12 months. As with all these type lists, they are both subjective and incomplete, so make any additions/corrections in the comments. Thanks and have…

  • Nobody Won

    Last night’s election results in the sales tax vote were surprising in the definitive margin of defeat…more than the defeat of the measure itself. It was an issue I struggled with, much like more than one of my friends. As a long time advocate of Pre-K, and someone who actually spent over a year researching…

  • The Unbearable Partisanship of Expansion Denial

    A couple of years ago, when I first published this image, I was lauded as a “chicken little” by some of my more conservative friends. They asserted that I was crying about the sky falling before a single drop had landed on my quickly balding head. With a little time for reflection I say, “How…

  • What does Medicaid Expansion actually do?

    One of the things I’ve seen over and over is a misunderstanding of what Medicaid expansion is, and in turn, how it would impact both people and providers, including hospitals, if enacted. To get there, we have to first understand what Tennessee’s system does now, how efficient it is, what changes would come under expansion,…

  • 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…