‘Being Bloodbath’: GOP Megalaw threatens the future of a flooding hospital destiny

When Storm Helne forced a rural hospital for Tennessee to be a quiet resting-place in September, its high chief chief was sworn to rebuild the damaged bridge.

That promise is now in danger because of one greater payment.

Ballad Health CEAN Alan Levibe “as he instructed more than 50 medical providers and patients from Unicoi County Hospital for injured bridge as Helikopers were removed from a damaged hospital.

“Go on the bridge to see us with our eyes, and we bothered,” Levi remembered the discussion with E & E & E & E & Police. “I am driving true, I said, ‘We will rebuild this, and we will never stop this community.'”

But that was before the President Donald Trump had pressed the conference in July to convey his major taxes and law, which killed about 11 million people lost their health insurance. It also proves the cuts of this known as the taxes available, which is about all provinces to increase hospital media, in part to assist services in rural communities where care may be financially viable.

On one scale, law-tax cuts can force more than 300 rural hospitals to approach. In Erwin, Tennessee, it does not mean that Unicoi Hospital never open, leaving a region without hospitals or urgent rooms.

“This will be a blood shaziness if something is unchanged,” Levine said, the report that was led Florida Gov. “The problem is not about Unicoi and how it is open, it will be about how many hospitals can continue open.”

The White House did not respond to a record of a request to comment.

The Tennessee’s hospital was nearly burned when Helene destroyed him. When opening in 2018, a nearby place was built in 1953 and “said Levine by running out of money,” Levine, who worked as a mountain coup.

The 500-year hospital was built in a new hospital, a new hospital was built in their area, in the same higher as Inderstates 26. Ballad’s life paid for new helping leves.

“The small hospital was overwhelmed, and the people used to use, and the people were proud of it, then Helene,” said Levine.

The Levites were not like 1-5,000 rainy ceremony in a Nolichucky River, who woke up immediately more than two days after Helne is very good. The river passes in their banks, washed Interstate and almost reached the roof of the hospital.

Emergency Management has warned Ballad to get out of the hospital 9:30 am in September 27, but the Ambalza’s water immediately stood out that the ambulines could not reach the center. The state has sent rescue boats to remove the center for about an hour after an hour, but the redeemers were trapped in hospital as floods have grown into floodwaters.

Fifty-four patients and staff enter the roof between high wind and heavy rain. They waited for many hours, until the end they were saved by the Virginia State Police Helikopter Crews. Everyone in the hospital survived, or more than twelve people died in a floodwar river.

Levine, who had earlier leaded health agencies in Florida and Louisiana, worked in 14 storms as a health care officer.

“I never saw anything like what we saw in the field,” he said.

During months later, Ballad has taken steps to rebuild the hospital. The company found a new place outside of flood area, and he tried to protect the property. In February, the Tennessee and Federal Management Agency allowed $ 9.8 million to help support the construction of hospitalization, a limited ballad can cost $ 50 million.

‘Unchanging Damage’

Then came the good bill of the Bill.

The first form of the Act will be frozen in the Framework at the current prices – allowing provinces to continue to collect the federal fees. But the Senate reduces taxes, from 6,5 percent by 2032 percent. These prices have a law. The law also reduces the amount of that tax and may pay in hospitals.

Before the final passage, some Senators in the Republic expressed concern that the cuts can damage the mother-in-language hospitals. That resulted in the creation of the 50 billion Fund of those institutions to be submitted between 2028 and 2032.

On the day when the Senate passed the law, the American Hospital Association, Rick Polick, said he was “disappointed deeply” with votes.

“It will compell hospitals to reduce the reduction of the service line and the reduction of employees, resulting in long emergency services and other important services, especially in rural and unlimited areas,” said Polack.

The estimate will have a significant impact on the Ballad, which owns about 20 hospitals throughout the Appalachia, all working rural or low and depending on the provision tax to reside.

Ballad’s annual income is about $ 30 million, which is Levine, estimated that the company will lose $ 25 million in two years of taxpaying and government-directed payments. In 2032, it would lose $ 125 million a year, he said.

That can be depressing Ballad to close several hospitals, the environment threatening to bring health care to the communities lower than helene.

“Therefore, if you try to decide for $ 500 million to build a hospital that may be required to be closed three years,” Levilikine said.

The Household Housey Household Household Household Household Household Household Hospital will not remove the loss, Levine noted that $ 50 billion will be distributed in all 50 years.

“It does not solve the problem,” Levine said. “It is a problem that Congress should remove arms and solve.”

‘Hospitals will close’

Many Republicans in Remilicicans have expressed concern about Medicaid cut off that grand law before voting for that. That includes Sen. Josh Hawley (RM Hawley (RM.), Who wrote Op-ED in the new York Times when they said “Health Insurance Ok kills the poor … Both of the poor kills themselves.”

He wrote: “If funding the Medicaid Congress helps hospitals.” That is easy. “

Two weeks after voting for the bill, the Hawley presented to withdraw from the tax provider and other medicaid items made under the new law. Hawley’s suggestion is supported by American Hospital.

Reps. Morgan Griffith (R-VA.) And Diana Harshbarger (R-tenn), who is the Chairperson and Chairperson of the Health’s Health Energy and Subcommittee Committee, said they were looking for a solution. They both vote for the good bill, and both worked circuits with Ballad hospitals. During one place in Virginia in July, Harshbarger vowed “worked and making sure that we received hospital in UNICOI.”

“We need to find out what steps should come there and profit from where you come from,” told the local television station.

Spokesman for the power of the house under the power did not respond to requests.

According to her part, Levine leaves legislators to succeed the law such as Hawbey, when they decided what they did if they don’t.

Levine said he was wrong with lawmakers to vote for a good Bill, which he said to fulfill the campaign promotes migration and taxes.

“I understand that, I don’t focus on people about that,” Levine said. “All right that they wanted to keep their promises, but it doesn’t mean you can’t come back and solve this problem.”

Currently, the ballad says that “trying to decide what services are currently required by the community,” that Ballak can risk the construction of Unicoi Hospital without confirmation and the empire payments will be restored.

Examining and evaluation that may open the emergency door in Erwin, Tennessee, instead of rebuilding the hospital, but it is not clear that the FEMA can be used for that purpose.

“I can have a reliable republicican and advocate in my region at the same time, and there is no way these people in the vote of the vote. “My independence is to ask you to do it soon, because we have to make financial decisions now.”