Lawmakers And Health Leaders Are Sounding The Alarm Over A Senate Version Of The “Big, Beautiful Bill” That They Say Could Threaten Rural Hospitals In Tennessee And Virginia. The Bill Would Cut Medicaid Allowable Payments By Ten Percent Annually, Potentially Costing Ballad Health Nearly 200 Million Dollars. Senators Mark Warner And Tim Kaine Have Both Voiced Strong Opposition, Calling The Bill Devastating For Healthcare Access In Southwest Virginia And Northeast Tennessee. Ballad CEO Alan Levine Warned Employees That If Passed, The Bill Could Lead To Rural Hospital Closures And A Rise In Uninsured Patients.