Cause for Celebration

It looks like regulation that could hurt the nation's safety net has been killed for now (reg required). The AHA has weighed in (reg required) on the underserved rule. With a new administration coming in a few months, I wonder if anyone believes the threat is gone for good.

CMS was going to reduce payments to safety net institutions and close so-called loopholes that allowed states to invest heavily in expanding coverage in their jurisdictions with assurances of federal matching payments. Needless to say, the nouveau riche that run the right wing don't feel it's right to invest in low-income Americans. CMS started to create regulation that would cripple critical access hospitals and community health centers.

So perhaps we should celebrate that this round of attack is over, but vigilance is wise.

Have a great Memorial Day weekend!

We cherish too, the Poppy red
That grows on fields where valor led,
It seems to signal to the skies
That blood of heroes never dies.