Tag: Bill Haslam
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Pennies from Haslam
According to a poll released in January, Bill Haslam has a 68% approval rating in Tennessee. Elected as a moderate, the words out of the Governor’s mouth certainly don’t lead anyone to believe he’s a firebrand. Of course, word and deed are two different things. The truth is, Gov. Haslam’s positions further a system of…
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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…
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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