Bill to end some Ballad Health regulation clears second hurdle

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — Tennessee's House Health Subcommittee approved a bill Wednesday that would terminate the Certificate of Public Advantage (COPA), which is Tennessee's regulatory structure that regulates Ballad Health's inpatient hospital monopoly. The bill, sponsored in the House by Jeremy Faison (R-Cosby), would end Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) oversight of Ballad starting in [...]