If The Med gets emergency financial relief, it probably won’t be from Washington.
U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen told a small group of activists Monday that it is “doubtful” that The Med’s salvation will come from Washington. He said funds are more likely to come from Tennessee state government and neighboring states Arkansas and Mississippi whose indigent residents use The Med.
At the same meeting, Dr. Arthur Sutherland, a retired cardiologist and head of the Tennessee Chapter of Physicians for National Health Program, said The Med is likely to get some kind of stop-gap funding to stay open but still needs long-term help from passage of the national health care bill.
“Medicare for all is the way to go,” said Sutherland.
