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The Tennessee Holler

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COLUMBIA, TN

#NoKingsInAmerica 🇺🇸

October 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM Everybody can reply

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The Tennessee Holler

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COLUMBIA, TN

#NoKingsInAmerica 🇺🇸

October 18, 2025 at 6:13 PM Everybody can reply

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Derek Bruff

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Spotted at #NoKings in Columbia, TN, which is a very red small town:

October 18, 2025 at 7:08 PM Everybody can reply

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Indivisible TN07 ❌👑

@indivisibletn7.bsky.social

No Kings in Columbia TN!
#nokings

October 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM Everybody can reply

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Bock Sam

@bocksam.bsky.social

More events in small town TN!!🩵🩵💙💙

Massive turnout in Columbia, Tennessee! The streets are packed, the energy is electric, and the people are done being silent. 💙 From small towns to big cities, the message is the same: no crowns, no kings — just democracy. 👑❌🇺🇸
#NoKings
@democracystorm.bsky.social

October 20, 2025 at 10:51 AM Everybody can reply

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🇺🇦🗽

@cynholt.bsky.social

500+ people protested in Columbia, TN, this morning. Twenty miles from where the Klu Klux Klan was founded and where Thurgood Marshall was almost lynched in 1946.

October 18, 2025 at 7:12 PM Everybody can reply

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WCDPTN —Williamson County TN Democratic Party

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More from the No Kings Protest in Columbia, TN

October 18, 2025 at 8:24 PM Everybody can reply

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TNzengacat

@tnzengacat.bsky.social

Happy No-Kings Day Everyone! Great job Columbia,TN! 💙👑🇺🇸 #NoKings #NoKingsTN #NoKingsColumbiaTN

October 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM Everybody can reply

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WCDPTN —Williamson County TN Democratic Party

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No Kings, Columbia,TN

October 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM Everybody can reply

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Alice

@bewinjamin.bsky.social

Thank you Columbia TN

October 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM Everybody can reply

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Adoptable Dogs

@adoptabledogs.bsky.social

Ladder 🐕‍🦺
Young male Mixed Breed mix
Adoptable from City of Columbia - Maury County Animal Services Facility (Columbia, TN)

https://www.petfinder.com/dog/ladder-78668685/tn/columbia/city-of-columbia-maury-county-animal-services-facility-tn51/

October 9, 2025 at 2:15 AM Everybody can reply

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Adopt a Pet

@adoptapet.bsky.social

Get ready to fall in love with every wag of, Ringo Star+, located in Columbia, TN.

Learn more: https://www.petfinder.com/dog/ringo-star-65427395/tn/columbia/russell-rescue-inc-tn270/

Ringo Star+ is a Rat Terrier and Jack Russell Terrier dog, available for adoption in Columbia, TN.

September 22, 2025 at 11:30 AM Everybody can reply

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Adoptable Dogs

@adoptabledogs.bsky.social

Tobi 🐕‍🦺
Adult male Mixed Breed mix
Adoptable from City of Columbia - Maury County Animal Services Facility (Columbia, TN)

https://www.petfinder.com/dog/tobi-78211884/tn/columbia/city-of-columbia-maury-county-animal-services-facility-tn51/

September 12, 2025 at 2:00 AM Everybody can reply

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Nashville Indivisible

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Columbia TN: Where Democracy Hits the Streets!
First protest for this new group COOL -umbia TN.
Sign up with the Mobilize link.

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STAND UP~ SPEAK UP~ SHOW UP · Indivisible

Columbia is stepping up to have its first peaceful protest to state your issues of concern that are affecting our democracy. We will be on the sidewalk at the intersection of 7th St and Garden St downtown Columbia. There is parking on the square and on adjacent streets. So come on out to Stand Up, Speak Up and Show Up! *A core principle behind all Indivisible events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values.*

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September 9, 2025 at 1:36 AM Everybody can reply

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actual heathcliff comics

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31 Aug 2025

Heathcliff the Summer Mummy, a mummy wearing board shorts and sunglasses, have fun, surfing, getting slushes, and riding on matching scooters. The Summer Mummy fist bumps Heathcliff before returning to the sand, where he belongs. A seagull stands behind Heathcliff and says "It's been a great summer."

The Kitty Korner reads "Fidelity Davis of Columbia, TN, says her cat 'Turtle' is the baby of a rescued pregnant stray. She was born with tortoise hair and a major tortitude!"

September 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM Everybody can reply

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Alerts from NWS Nashville TN (UNOFFICIAL)

@bna.nws-bot.us

🚨 Tornado Warning issued April 3 at 4:54AM CDT until April 3 at 5:15AM CDT by NWS Nashville TN 🚨
Additional Details Here.

At 453 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles north of Mount Pleasant, or 10 miles west of
Columbia, moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.

This dangerous storm will be near...
Columbia around 500 AM CDT.
Spring Hill around 510 AM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Santa
Fe, Williamsport, and Hampshire.

This includes Interstate 840 between mile markers 12 and 21.

April 3, 2025 at 10:01 AM Everybody can reply

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Alerts from NWS Nashville TN (UNOFFICIAL)

@bna.nws-bot.us

🚨🚨🚨 Tornado Watch issued April 5 at 11:14PM CDT until April 6 at 3:00AM CDT by NWS Nashville TN 🚨🚨🚨
Additional Details Here.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED TORNADO WATCH 128 TO
INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 3 AM CDT SUNDAY

IN TENNESSEE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES

IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE

CUMBERLAND PUTNAM

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF COOKEVILLE AND CROSSVILLE.

TORNADO WATCH 128 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 3 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING AREAS

IN TENNESSEE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES

IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE

BEDFORD CANNON COFFEE
DE KALB GILES GRUNDY
LAWRENCE LEWIS MARSHALL
MAURY RUTHERFORD VAN BUREN
WARREN WAYNE WHITE

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALTAMONT, CLIFTON, COALMONT,
COLLINWOOD, COLUMBIA, HOHENWALD, LA VERGNE, LAWRENCEBURG,
LEWISBURG, MANCHESTER, MCMINNVILLE, MURFREESBORO, PALMER,
PULASKI, SHELBYVILLE, SMITHVILLE, SMYRNA, SPARTA, SPENCER,
TULLAHOMA, WAYNESBORO, AND WOODBURY.

April 6, 2025 at 4:18 AM Everybody can reply

Milestones: A Miles Davis Archive

@milestones-archive.bsky.social

Born this day, 1935: Tenor saxophonist George Coleman in Memphis, TN. Joined Miles' quintet in March 1963, soon joined by Herbie Hancock- p, Ron Carter- b, Tony Williams- d. Highlights from the Antibes Jazz Festival were released as 𝘔𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦 (Columbia)
#jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis

Miles Davis- July 27, 1963 Festival Mondial du Jazz d'Antibes, Juan-les-Pins

YouTube video by Milestones: A Miles Davis Archive

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March 8, 2025 at 12:26 PM Everybody can reply

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Beth McDonald

@bethtuba.bsky.social

I think I forgot to post that Edition Redux is going on tour next week. See you at the gig, southeast/midwest US?

Starting 2/19:
Mon: Indy
Tue: Lexington KY
Wed: Knoxville TN
Thu: Columbia SC
Fri: RDU
Sat: DC
Sun: Cville VA
Mon: Penn State
Tue: Cleveland
(...Wed Thu...)
Fri: Chicago

February 14, 2024 at 9:43 PM Everybody can reply

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Adoptable Dogs

@adoptabledogs.bsky.social

Dash 🐕
Adult male Mixed Breed mix
Adoptable from City of Columbia - Maury County Animal Services Facility (Columbia, TN)

https://www.petfinder.com/dog/dash-74028771/tn/columbia/city-of-columbia-maury-county-animal-services-facility-tn51/

November 20, 2024 at 3:45 AM Everybody can reply

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Helen

@tenerduende.bsky.social

“Santa Fe, TN man Daniel Walls was sentenced in Maury County Criminal Circuit Court to three years jailtime this week in connection with his involvement in posting racist flyers on Black churches in Columbia in July 2023.”

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In Tennessee... a good sign they're treating it seriously.

Santa Fe man sentenced to 3 years involving placing KKK flyers on Black churches

Daniel Lane Walls was sentenced to three years jailtime stemming from the July 2023 incident involving KKK flyers placed on Columbia Black churches.

www.yahoo.com

June 8, 2024 at 3:33 PM Everybody can reply

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Ed Moltzen

@emoltzen.bsky.social

***NEW***

A group of 12 red-state hospitals have sued the Trump administration, arguing that it's wrongfully holding back reimbursements to them for treating patients who Medicare- and Social Security-eligible.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
SYCAMORE SHOALS HOSPITAL )
1501 West Elk Avenue )
Elizabethton, TN 37643 )
)
JOHN C. LINCOLN NORTH MOUNTAIN HOSPITAL )
250 East Dunlap Avenue )
Phoenix, AZ 85020 )
)
HONORHEALTH DEER VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER )
19829 North 27th Avenue )
Phoenix, AZ 85027 )
)
UNICOI COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC. )
100 Greenway Circle )
Erwin, TN 37650 )
)
INDIAN PATH MEDICAL CENTER )
2000 Brookside Drive )
Kingsport, TN 37660 )
)
NORTH SIDE HOSPITAL )
401 Princeton Road )
Johnson City, TN 37601 )
)
RUSSELL COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER )
Carroll and Tate Streets )
Lebanon, VA 24266 )
)
SMYTH COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL )
565 Radio Hill Road )
Marion, VA 24354 )
)
Case 1:25-cv-01304-JDB Document 1 Filed 04/28/25 Page 1 of 21

COMPLAINT FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ADVERSE AGENCY DECISION ON MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT
JOHNSTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL )
351 Court Street Northeast )
Abingdon, VA 24210 )
)
J.W. RUBY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL )
1 Medical Center Drive )
Morgantown, WV 26506 )
)
UNITED HOSPITAL CENTER )
3 Hospital Plaza )
Clarksburg, WV 26301 )
)
BERKELEY MEDICAL CENTER )
2500 Hospital Drive )
Martinsburg, WV 25401 )
)
Plaintiffs, )
) Case No.
v. )
)
ROBERT F. KENNEDY, JR., In his Capacity as )
Secretary of the U.S. Department )
of Health and Human Services )
200 Independence Avenue, S.W. )
Washington, D.C. 20201 )
)
Defendant. )
________________________________________________ )
COMPLAINT FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ADVERSE AGENCY DECISION
ON MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT
Case 1:25-cv-01304-JDB Document 1 Filed 04/28/25 Page 2 of 21

JURISDICTION AND VENUE
1. This is a civil action brought to obtain judicial review of near identical decisions rendered on
April 14, 2025 and April 24, 2025 by the Provider Reimbursement Review Board (“PRRB” or
“Board”), acting as a component of the United States Department of Health and Human Services
(“HHS"), which decision denied expedited judicial review (EJR) for the Plaintiff hospitals
(hereinafter “Plaintiffs” or “Hospitals”), and to vacate regulations promulgated by the Secretary of
HHS, and to reverse certain determinations made by the PRRB on Medicare appeals filed by Plaintiff
Hospitals. (denial letters attached hereto as Exhibit “B1” and “B2”). Those four group appeals filed
were identified by the PRRB as follows: Appeals No. 15-1281GC (FYE 2012), 16-0638GC (FYE
2011), 16-2037GC (FYE 2013) and 16-0290GC (FYE 2012). This Court has jurisdiction under 42
U.S.C. §1395oo(f), 28 U.S.C. 1331, and 28 U.S.C. § 1361. This civil action is filed within sixty (60)
days of the date the Hospitals are deemed to have received the decision of the PRRB denying their
requests for EJR.
2. Venue lies in this judicial district pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §1395oo(f), and 28 U.S.C. § 1391(e).
PARTIES
3. The plaintiff Hospitals, their Medicare Provider Numbers and fiscal years appealed are below:
SYCAMORE SHOALS HOSPITAL 44-0018 2013
JOHN C. LINCOLN NORTH MOUNTAIN HOSPITAL 03-0014 2012
HONORHEALTH DEER VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER 03-0092 2012
UNICOI COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC. 44-0001 2013
INDIAN PATH MEDICAL CENTER 44-0176 2012 & 2013
NORTH SIDE HOSPITAL 44-0184 2012 & 2013
RUSSELL COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER 49-0002 2012
SMYTH COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 49-0038 2012 & 2013
JOHNSTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 49-0053 2012 & 2013
C

$J.W. RUBY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 51-0001 2011 UNITED HOSPITAL CENTER 51-0006 2011 BERKELEY MEDICAL CENTER 51-0008 2011 4. Defendant Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington D.C. 20201, is the federal officer responsible for the administration of the Medicare program. Defendant Kennedy is sued in his official category. ` MEDICARE STATUTORY AND REGULATORY BACKGROUND 5. The Medicare program was established to provide health insurance to the age and disabled. 42 U.S.C. §§1395-1395cc. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), formerly the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), is the operating component of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) charged with administering the Medicare program. 6. Medicare reimburses the operating costs of short-term acute care hospital inpatient services primarily through the hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS). 42 U.S.C. §1395ww(d). The IPPS statute contains a number of provisions that adjust reimbursements based on Provider-specific factors. See 42 U.S.C. §1395ww(d)(5). This case involves the Provider-specific disproportionate share hospital (DSH) adjustment, which requires the Secretary to provide increased IPPS reimbursement to providers that serve a "significantly disproportionate number of low-income patients." 42 U.S.C. § 1395ww(d)(5)(F)(i)(I). 7. Whether a Provider qualifies for the DSH adjustment, and how large an adjustment it receives, depends on the Provider's "disproportionate patient percentage” (DPP). 42 U.S.C. § 1395ww(d)(5)(F)(v). The DPP is the sum of two fractions, the so-called "Medicare Fraction” and Medicaid Fraction," for a Provider's fiscal period. 42 U.S.C. §1395ww(d)(5)(F)(vi). Providers whose DSH percentages meet certain thresholds receive an adjustment which results in increased IPPS payments for inpatient hospital services. 42 U.S.C. §1395ww(d)(5)(F)(ii). C$

April 29, 2025 at 2:49 PM Everybody can reply

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IEMBOT OHX

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[Delayed Report] On Mar 31, at 12:14 AM CDT, 4 SW Columbia [Maury Co, TN] NWS Storm Survey reports Tornado. NWS Nashville storm survey confirmed an EF1 tornado south of Columbia in Maury County. The tornado had estimated peak winds of 100 mph. #tnwx Link

April 1, 2025 at 1:18 PM Everybody can reply

LegisLens

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🔔 New Bill Update

📜 H.R.5207: To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to permit th...

🗓️ Action Date: 2025-09-08

📝 Action: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government ...

Sponsor: Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5]

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#Politics #Republicans #Democrats #News

September 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM Everybody can reply