Sen. Alexander Issues Statement on Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Wage Index Rule
July 16, 2019
July 16, 2019
WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, issued the following floor statement on Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services wage index rule:
"Last month, during National Nurses Week, Ballad Health, a health care system in East Tennessee, announced it would be giving several thousand nurses a raise.
"Alan Levine, who leads Ballad, announced a $10 million investment in pay increases for nurses.
"He said, "Our nurses and th . . .
"Last month, during National Nurses Week, Ballad Health, a health care system in East Tennessee, announced it would be giving several thousand nurses a raise.
"Alan Levine, who leads Ballad, announced a $10 million investment in pay increases for nurses.
"He said, "Our nurses and th . . .