Tennessee Conservative
Tennessee Could Soon Eliminate Many Of The State’s Certificate Of Need Laws After The Senate Approved A Bill To Progressively Remove Categories From The Law With A 26-2 Vote.
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A Bill Set To Begin The Process Of Unwinding And Removing Many Of Tennessee’s Certificate Of Need Restrictions For Health Care Services Passed Both The Senate Health And Welfare Committee And House Health Committee This Week.
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Despite Escalating Emergency Room Times At Ballad Health Hospitals, Legislation To Stop Further Medical Monopolies Suffered A Quick Death In The House Health Subcommittee Tuesday.
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Ballad Health, A 20-Hospital System In The Tri-Cities Region Of Tennessee And Virginia, Benefits From The Largest State-Sanctioned Hospital Monopoly In The United States. In The Six Years Since Lawmakers In Both States Waived Anti-Monopoly Laws And Ballad Was Formed, ER Visits For Patients Sick Enough To Be Hospitalized Grew More Than Three Times As Long And Now Far Exceed The Criteria Set By State Officials.
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Tennessee’s Attorney General Says The State Needs To Pay Attention To Concerns Of East Tennesseans About Ballad Health, A State-Approved Hospital Monopoly.
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The Carter County Commission Failed To Pass A Resolution Asking Tennessee Officials To Better Regulate Ballad Health, A State-Sanctioned East Tennessee Hospital Monopoly.
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On September 18th, The Carter County Commission Bravely Voted Unanimously To Have The County Attorney Draft A Resolution Expressing Their Concerns With The Management Practices Of The Ballad Healthcare Monopoly And Its Operation Of Sycamore Shoals Hospital Which Is The Only Hospital In Carter County.
On October 24th, 11 Commissioners Stayed Strong Voting “Yes” To See The Resolution Through, While 9 Cowered And Voted “No” And Two Abstained, While Two Were Absent. Falling Short Of The 13 “Yes” Votes Needed.
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The Hospital Monopoly Threatened To Cut Funding For An Ambulance After Carter County Residents Complained At A Meeting About It Eliminating The Community’s Only ICU.
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Sparks Flew At The Heated October 3rd Carter County Commission Meeting Where The Health And Welfare Committee Discussed A Resolution Regarding The Ballad Healthcare Monopoly.
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As Ballad Health Continues To Monopolize East Tennessee’s Healthcare System, Carter County Residents Are Making It Clear That They Are Not Interested In What Ballad Has To Offer.
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