Not bragging ( well, maybe a little), but aside from missing a few friends at coffee shops, I am eating well prepared meals, reading calmly, keeping the house clean, listening to interesting podcasts and enjoying the pleasant companionship of that very interesting woman, my wife.
Remember, “Anyone who wants a test can get a test”.
And “I don’t take responsibility for any of it.”
And “These stockpiles are for us, not the states.”
.
And we still have no large scale testing, no data, no analysis, no plans to get any.
And governors are in charge of the response, except for Pence, who is actually in charge, with some in-charge stuff by Dr. Fauci, except for the Dr. Brix part, and the Surgeon General has some thoughts, but it’s really Jared.
And the metrics we’re gonna use are, um, in here.
.
And the Trump Disciples all believe he’s doing a great job, a tremendous job.
Government-owned hospitals were shut out of the coronavirus rescue package’s loan program, putting some of the most financially vulnerable rural health care systems in danger of running out of money just as the virus hits the heartland.
Dozens of Republican and Democratic lawmakers are now pleading with the Trump administration to make an exception for rural health providers or for a legislative fix.
Without one, they’re warning the industry could tumble into further financial turmoil.
About one-third of rural hospitals — as well as over 15 percent of rural health clinics — are owned by local governments, but municipal owned entities are not allowed to receive small business loans.
City-owned Magnolia Regional Medical Center in Arkansas, where the virus is projected to peak later this month, is in dire financial straits — the rural hospital just furloughed 10 percent of its staff for two months, in what CEO Rex Jones called a “painful” reduction for the 49-bed facility.
This hole in the stimulus was apparently unintentional, multiple Republican and Democratic congressional aides said.
Congress or possibly the Trump administration would have had to create an exception to let municipal-owned entities receive federal small business loans.
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For years, rural health providers have grappled with low patient volumes, staffing shortages and thin operating margins.
Over 120 rural hospitals shuttered in the past decade, and another 1 in 4 were considered a high-risk for closure even before the pandemic hit.
Now, the widespread cancellation of pricey elective surgeries, which make up the bulk of hospitals’ revenue, have made their finances all the more precarious.
Fox News anchor Bret Baier on Tuesday called out the “hypocrisy” of President Trump’s claim the day before that he has “total” authority when it comes to reopening the nation’s economy, saying that conservative heads would have “exploded” had former President Obama said the same thing.
Trump, speaking during a White House briefing on Monday, said that his “authority is total” and that he could override stay-at-home orders that governors around the nation have issued to slow the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
The comments prompted pushback from legal experts, members of Congress and state officials who point out that the Constitution does not grant a president absolute power.
Baier said on Fox News that the “Constitution is pretty clear” and pointed to scholars who have noted that governors and local authorities have ultimate authority over when their businesses and schools can reopen.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell tried in 2017 to defund a critical program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention directed at detecting and curbing the spread of infectious diseases, The New Yorker reported.
The effort came as Republicans were working once again to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The GOP has tried to dismantle the law at least 60 times, and they’ve so far been unsuccessful at it.
During one attempt in 2017, McConnell introduced an amendment to ax the Prevention and Public Health Fund at the CDC, which assists states in detecting and preventing the spread of infectious diseases, according to The New Yorker.
The program receives about $1 billion a year and makes up more than 12% of the CDC’s annual budget.
The New Yorker reported that almost two-thirds of the fund’s money went to state and local health departments, including a program in Kentucky, McConnell’s home state, directed at curbing infectious diseases.
Cheapskate0 over 4 years ago
Ain’t the half of it.
Just ask the nursing homes.
And the hospitals.
Darsan54 Premium Member over 4 years ago
Not bragging ( well, maybe a little), but aside from missing a few friends at coffee shops, I am eating well prepared meals, reading calmly, keeping the house clean, listening to interesting podcasts and enjoying the pleasant companionship of that very interesting woman, my wife.
braindead Premium Member over 4 years ago
Remember, “Anyone who wants a test can get a test”.
And “I don’t take responsibility for any of it.”
And “These stockpiles are for us, not the states.”
.
And we still have no large scale testing, no data, no analysis, no plans to get any.
And governors are in charge of the response, except for Pence, who is actually in charge, with some in-charge stuff by Dr. Fauci, except for the Dr. Brix part, and the Surgeon General has some thoughts, but it’s really Jared.
And the metrics we’re gonna use are, um, in here.
.
And the Trump Disciples all believe he’s doing a great job, a tremendous job.
Silly Season over 4 years ago
Government-owned hospitals were shut out of the coronavirus rescue package’s loan program, putting some of the most financially vulnerable rural health care systems in danger of running out of money just as the virus hits the heartland.
Dozens of Republican and Democratic lawmakers are now pleading with the Trump administration to make an exception for rural health providers or for a legislative fix.
Without one, they’re warning the industry could tumble into further financial turmoil.
About one-third of rural hospitals — as well as over 15 percent of rural health clinics — are owned by local governments, but municipal owned entities are not allowed to receive small business loans.
City-owned Magnolia Regional Medical Center in Arkansas, where the virus is projected to peak later this month, is in dire financial straits — the rural hospital just furloughed 10 percent of its staff for two months, in what CEO Rex Jones called a “painful” reduction for the 49-bed facility.
This hole in the stimulus was apparently unintentional, multiple Republican and Democratic congressional aides said.
Congress or possibly the Trump administration would have had to create an exception to let municipal-owned entities receive federal small business loans.
✄
For years, rural health providers have grappled with low patient volumes, staffing shortages and thin operating margins.
Over 120 rural hospitals shuttered in the past decade, and another 1 in 4 were considered a high-risk for closure even before the pandemic hit.
Now, the widespread cancellation of pricey elective surgeries, which make up the bulk of hospitals’ revenue, have made their finances all the more precarious.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/14/rural-hospitals-stimulus-loans-financial-crisis-184735
Silly Season over 4 years ago
Fox News anchor Bret Baier on Tuesday called out the “hypocrisy” of President Trump’s claim the day before that he has “total” authority when it comes to reopening the nation’s economy, saying that conservative heads would have “exploded” had former President Obama said the same thing.
Trump, speaking during a White House briefing on Monday, said that his “authority is total” and that he could override stay-at-home orders that governors around the nation have issued to slow the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
The comments prompted pushback from legal experts, members of Congress and state officials who point out that the Constitution does not grant a president absolute power.
Baier said on Fox News that the “Constitution is pretty clear” and pointed to scholars who have noted that governors and local authorities have ultimate authority over when their businesses and schools can reopen.
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/492783-foxs-bret-baier-conservatives-heads-wouldve-exploded-if-obama-said-he-had
Silly Season over 4 years ago
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell tried in 2017 to defund a critical program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention directed at detecting and curbing the spread of infectious diseases, The New Yorker reported.
The effort came as Republicans were working once again to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The GOP has tried to dismantle the law at least 60 times, and they’ve so far been unsuccessful at it.
During one attempt in 2017, McConnell introduced an amendment to ax the Prevention and Public Health Fund at the CDC, which assists states in detecting and preventing the spread of infectious diseases, according to The New Yorker.
The program receives about $1 billion a year and makes up more than 12% of the CDC’s annual budget.
The New Yorker reported that almost two-thirds of the fund’s money went to state and local health departments, including a program in Kentucky, McConnell’s home state, directed at curbing infectious diseases.
https://www.businessinsider.com/mitch-mcconnell-tried-to-defund-cdc-infectious-disease-program-2020-4
William Robbins Premium Member over 4 years ago
Continuity? Wasn’t she out for a couple of weeks? Who mixed up the the scenes?
Yakety Sax over 4 years ago
https://vimeo.com/400445865
Kip W over 4 years ago
She’ll join some reactionary protest against quarantining and social distancing, like the ones Fox News is praising and amplifying.
braindead Premium Member over 4 years ago
@Kip If there were a national news network that wanted to kill as many Americans as they could, what would they broadcast?