Tennessean’s Healthcare Options Limited By Certificate-Of-Need Laws Says New Report

A New Report Released By The Beacon Center Reveals That Certificate-Of-Need (CON) Laws Are Limiting Healthcare Options For Tennesseans. These Laws Are Affecting The Quality And Availability Of Healthcare Across The State.

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Analysis Reveals Tennessee Doctors Who Perform Gender Surgeries Work For Tax-Exempt Facilities

A Recent Analysis Shows That The Physicians That Perform “Top Surgeries” In Tennessee Practice Their Trade In Tax-Exempt Hospitals And Clinics.

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To Help Combat Illicit Drugs, New TN Legislation Requires Fatal Overdoses Be Reported To Police

A New Law In Tennessee Requires Hospitals To Report All Fatal Overdoses To Local Law Enforcement. The Intention Of The Bill Is To Help Police Determine Where People Are Obtaining These Drugs In An Effort To Stop Those Individuals Who Are Distributing Them.

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Senate Unanimously Passes Legislation to Prevent Patients Dying Alone

A Bill That Would Prevent Patients From Being Left Alone To Die In Facilities Has Unanimously Passed Through Both Legislative Chambers.

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Travel Nurse Leaves Fears Of Hospital Drug Tampering Across Three States

Health Officials In At Least Three States Are Investigating A Travel Nurse Suspected Of Tampering With And Potentially Contaminating Vials And Syringes Of Opioid Painkillers In Two Hospitals, Then Returning The Vials To Medication Cabinets Where They Could Be Unknowingly Given To Patients.

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Special Interest Groups Spend $60 Million A Year To Curry Favor With Tennessee Legislators

Special Interest Groups Spend Approximately $60 Million A Year In An Effort To Curry Favor With Tennessee Legislators. That’s Almost A Third Of A Billion Dollars Over The Past Five Years. And All Of This Is Absolutely Legal.

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TN Legislation Would Codify Family Visitation Of Hospital Patients, But With “Certain Conditions”

A New Bill Undergoing The Legislative Process In The Tennessee General Assembly Seeks To Require Hospitals To Allow At Least One Family Member To Visit A Patient During An End-Of-Life Situation When A Disaster Or Public Emergency Has Been Called.

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Tennessee Hospitals Plan To Reimplement Biden’s Healthcare Worker Mandate

Following The U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision To Uphold The Biden Administration’s Vaccine Mandate For Most Healthcare Workers At Providers That Receive Medicaid And Medicare Dollars, All Participating Tennessee Hospitals Plan To Adhere To The Court’s Ruling, Based On Current Information.

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What’s The Impact Of SCOTUS Ruling On Mandate For Millions Of Health Care Workers?

With The U.S. Health Care System Already Strained, Many Are Worried That Last Week’s Supreme Court Decision Allowing President Joe Biden’s Mandate On Certain Health Workers Will Further Burden Systems With Worker Shortages.

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