Good morning, Nashville. On the heels of Governor Phil’s announcement of widespread TennCare cuts, many hospitals are speaking out and comparing the cuts to Armageddon and declaring that “people will die” if they actually go into effect. Among the most devastating, they say, is the $10,000 cap on hospital stays for TennCare patients. This essentially means that the state will stop paying for the patient’s hospitalization once the bill reaches $10,000 over the course of a year, and hospitals are responsible for finding other ways to recoup the remaining balance. Hospital officials say that this will affect most patients who are hospitalized since most do reach that cap.
- Music City Center lawsuit in court. The lawsuit against the developers of the Music City Center has been scheduled for court, at which time Tower Investments will try to build a case against the city for improperly handling eminent domain proceedings and snatching up their land.
- Later start times for MNPS? Metro Schools officials are currently polling families and staff about the possibility of pushing back high school start times by an hour or two. Research suggests that adolescents do better in school when they’ve had more sleep and woken up later in the morning.
- Bits & pieces. Two residents of the homeless encampment Tent City were arrested this week for failing to check in with the sex offender registry … For some reason, people are actually booking Valentine’s Day dates at White Castle … The world-famous Tea Party Convention starts today, complete with Sarah Palin and a billion and a half protests counter-protests if Facebook is any indication … Blah, rain.
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