The Rantings of Dani

12/06/2024

The latest on Ballad Health, the country’s largest state-sanctioned medical monopoly.

Ballad Health, with the largest state-sanctioned hospital monopoly in the nation, has failed for years to meet many quality-of-care goals, leaving some patients afraid of their local hospitals but with no other nearby options.

10/22/2024

If you live in the states highlighted below, there is still time to register to vote! 🗳️

10/05/2024

If you're interested in immigration FACTS, I've created a doc for you with info and links to the applicable laws and resources including Customs & Border Protection, Dept. of Homeland Security, etc.

DISCLAIMER: This information is provided as a resource for educational purposes only and not on behalf of any particular party or candidate. BORDER/IMMIGRATION RESOURCES: 8 USC 1158: Asylum Law - A person who is physically present in the United States or who arrives in the United States (whet...

10/05/2024

The events leading up to the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal matter. It is unreasonable and willfully ignorant to pretend that these things didn't have an adverse impact on Biden's ability to withdraw our soldiers out safely.

Reducing our troops from 13,000 to 2,500 while simultaneously giving the Taliban back 5,000 of their prisoners and watching Al-Quaeda immerse themselves in the Taliban leadership and continue accelerating attacks of violence is not only dumb, it's irresponsible.

It didn't just set Biden up for failure, it put the lives of our soldiers at risk. By the time the withdrawal date arrived, we had no leverage. It was either exit or add more troops to the ground.

Both were a no win situation thanks to the actions taken for a year by the Trump Administration.

These are facts.

06/18/2024

Sign up NOW for the Local COPA Public Hearing which will be July 18th 2024 from 5pm - 8pm EST. https://www.tn.gov/health/health-program-areas/health-planning/certificate-of-public-advantage.html

06/15/2024

The second post putting together my research on Ballad Health & their COPA/Cooperative Agreement will be up shortly. You can read the first post and subscribe to my Substack to get the subsequent pieces of this story here: https://open.substack.com/pub/thedanicook/p/what-happened-to-our-healthcare

06/14/2024

I needed a place to put all of my research and information on Ballad Health together in order to appropriately tell the story and inform the appropriate parties. Subscribe to my Substack to follow and read. Feel free to share.

Acknowledging national issues while drilling down to our distinctly different reality.

06/11/2024

Maybe none y'all will believe it...

HAWKINS COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Hawkins County Schools was “deliberately indifferent to known race-based harassment in its schools” and will spend at least three years under a federal se…

05/23/2024

To watch today's FTC Open Meeting, click the link below. I will be speaking along with at least one other person regarding Ballad Health. We only get 2 minutes. I plan to make the most of it as always.

05/01/2024

Another article I wrote about Ballad Health's CEO, Alan Levine, and his history in healthcare prior to becoming the CEO of a medical monopoly and the largest COPA ever granted.

A look at Ballad Health CEO, Alan Levine, and his journey to leading a state-created medical monopoly.

05/01/2024

The article I wrote about the creation of Ballad Health. I promised to reshare it. So, here you go:

Yup, you read the title right.

03/21/2024

Today, I will be speaking to Chair Khan and Commissions during the FTC Open Commission Meeting at 11am EST regarding our medical monopoly, Ballad Health. You may listen via this link: https://kvgo.com/ftc/FTC-Open-Commission-Meeting-March-21-2024

03/07/2024

https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/rep-david-hawk-calls-for-resignation-of-ballad-ceo-alan-levine-month-after-heated-exchange/

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Barely a month after a heated exchange with Ballad Health CEO Alan Levine at a crowded event, State Rep. David Hawk is calling for Levine’s resignation. Hawk cite…

03/05/2024

Lots happening on the Ballad front today…

02/15/2024

Here's an update of Ballad Health's Quality as scored by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, US News and World Report, and the Lown Institute as of January 31st 2024. Click to view or download the file.