T. Sharp on Twitter (@newscoma) Steve Ross on Twitter (@vibinc) Steve Steffens on Twitter (@leftwingcracker)The Memphis City Council is grappling with the prospect of funding The MED. The City Council voted Tuesday to delay a request for $2 million in temporary funding for the Regional Medical Center at Memphis so it can work toward a comprehensive plan to shift city school funding to Shelby County and fully fund...
The Tennessee Hospital Association voted to recommend a bed tax to help fund TennCare. The tax, which the association is calling a “coverage fee,” could range from 1 percent to 2 percent of a hospital’s annual gross receipts. The idea is that the state would use the revenue from the fee to draw down...
The Memphis Daily News reports that the Shelby County Commission will take up the issue of funding for the Regional Medical Center (The MED) again today The resolution is sponsored by Commissioner George Flinn. Flinn originally called for a greater share of the federal funds. He agreed to an amendment by Commissioner Mike Ritz...
Leadership at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis (The MED) are none too happy with some of Gov. Bredesen’s words. Bredesen said earlier this week that his budget did not include additional funds for The Med because its leaders have not presented him a plan for long-term fiscal stability for the hospital. Med leaders...
Tom Humphrey talks about the latest attempt to save charity hospitals such as THE MED. The Tennessee Hospital Association is floating the idea of a new “bed tax” on hospitals as a means of offsetting the impact of Gov. Phil Bredesen’s proposed budget cuts to TennCare. The new tax would work something like the...