The Washington, D.C.-based Taxpayers Protection Alliance has accused big insurance companies of trying to push a bill through Congress that aims to ban Surprise Medical Bills and said “they’re really just lining their own pockets.” TPA members, in their ad, said that Congressional efforts to address Surprise Medical Billing are really just “a handout to the big insurance companies that would leave our frontline doctors out in the cold.”
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Five Tennessee Government-Owned Internet Providers Misuse Public Resources, Watchdog Group Says
Five government-owned internet networks in Tennessee are among several others nationwide that don’t spend public money wisely and also steer business away from private competitors, according to a report a taxpayer watchdog group released Wednesday.
Read MoreCoronavirus Could Worsen Under Lamar Alexander’s Surprise Medical Billing, Expert Warns
An official with the Washington, D.C.-based Taxpayers Protection Alliance warns the coronavirus would worsen if U.S. Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander’s Surprise Medical Billing legislation were already law.
Read MoreTennessee Libraries Best Way to Get Broadband to Rural Areas, Report Says
Rather than use taxpayer dollars to expand broadband into Tennessee’s rural areas, the people holding the government purse strings are better off giving local libraries enough money to purchase mobile hotspots.
Read MoreMore Corporate Welfare Likely for Nashville’s Rarely Used Electric Car Charging Stations
Prior research shows people in Nashville seldom use taxpayer-funded charging stations for electric cars, yet certain members of the U.S. Senate want to throw even more money on these devices nationwide.
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