A Tennessee House Of Representatives Health Subcommittee Has Quashed A Bill That Would Have Jeopardized The Existence Of Ballad Health. Knoxville Democrat Gloria Johnson’s Proposal Would Have Defunded The State Department Of Health And Tennessee’s Attorney General From Conducting Oversight Of The Hospital System. The Supervision Is Required Because Ballad’s Inpatient Monopoly Would Otherwise Have Been Challenged In Court By The Federal Trade Commission. The COPA That Enabled The Merger In Tennessee Includes A State Action Immunity, Shielding Ballad.
