Host of "This Is Nashville" from Nashville Public Radio
Nashville, Tennessee
Joined August 2010
- Tweets18.2K
- Following1.8K
- Followers11.1K
- Likes2.6K
Blake Farmer retweeted
NPR journalists are at work today, breaking stories, broadcasting moments of joy, pain, insight and conflict, with as much fact, context and curiosity as we can. If you're curious about the claims you've been hearing about us, tune in and listen. We're here for you. NPR 🙏💪🎧
Blake Farmer retweeted
Have you struggled with #priorauthorization for medically necessary care? Looking to speak with patients
Blake Farmer retweeted
Good morning to readers.
Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands. Please RT this thread. It’s an important one.
Some news: I’m leaving NPR as part of the layoffs that dramatically cut the org's workforce.
I’ve decided to go back into Ukraine to keep reporting.
But this time, alone.
Blake Farmer retweeted
Dr. Katherine Koonce was the head of Covenant School, where she and five others were victims of a shooting Monday. Anna Caudill spoke to @ThisIsNashville about Koonce, who she knew for over two decades as a fellow educator, mentor and, most of all, friend. wpln.org/post/covenant-schoo…
Blake Farmer retweeted
Do you have an experience navigating prior authorization to get medical treatment that you’d like to share with us for our reporting? Click the link below. khn.org/news/article/share-y…
Blake Farmer retweeted
We read a lot about physician burnout and MD's calling it quits. Yet it's been hard do find one who has actually done so, except physicians nearing average retirement age anyway. Any docs out there who quit and are willing to tell me why? DM me for a chat!
Blake Farmer retweeted
The in-person staff is eating our feelings about @flakebarmer’s departure at his post-@ThisIsNashville ice cream social 🍦🥲
Blake Farmer retweeted
1/ Biden will end the #PublicHealthEmergency (PHE) on May 11.
If you have private health insurance coverage, here's what will (and will not) change for you with the end of the PHE
Blake Farmer retweeted
Tennessee’s new commissioner of health made his first appearance before a legislative committee Wednesday, though the Republican chairman warned members not to question Dr. Ralph Alvarado about HIV funding. wpln.org/post/tennessees-new…
Blake Farmer retweeted
New: Top Tennessee health officials attempted to oust Planned Parenthood from a program designed to prevent and treat HIV before eventually deciding this week to forgo federal funding for the program. My story: apnews.com/article/abortion-…
Blake Farmer retweeted
A federal ban on surprise medical bills hasn’t entirely curbed the practice, especially in Tennessee. During the law’s first six months, the state has among the most disputes in the country with nearly 7,000. wpln.org/post/er-staffing-fi…
Blake Farmer retweeted
Tennesseans lost abortion access long before 2022… it started in 2014 and bit by bit reproductive rights were destroyed…Legal to outlawed: The year of Tennessee's abortion ban in 10 stories | WPLN News @flakebarmer @WPLN wpln.org/post/legal-to-outla…
Blake Farmer retweeted
Please share: If you've had an opioid overdose reversed by Narcan, or if you've used Naloxone to bring someone else back from overdose, I might want to interview you for an @npr story. Please DM me or email me. Thank you 🙏 [email protected] #opioidcrisis #addiction #overdose
Blake Farmer retweeted
One of the few hospitals offering gender-affirming surgeries in Tennessee recently paused procedures. But following legal threats from the @ACLU, @MethodistHlth in Memphis says the pause will be temporary — indicating procedures will restart this month. wpln.org/post/methodist-le-b…
Blake Farmer retweeted
Journo friends, here's a chance to work with near-legendary journalists @anitawadhwani, @stockard_sam & @PartipiloJ. If you aren't looking, please feel free to share the job listing far and wide. – at Berry Hill, TN
Journalists: We are hiring. If you are a Tennessee politics/policy geek or seriously interested in becoming one, we want to hear from you. statesnewsroom.com/staff-ope…
Blake Farmer retweeted
WSJ piece today re: hospital patient collection policies in not-for-profits prompts bigger question: given regulatory, competitive & payment structure of industry, is NFP status still relevant? Is the tax exemption justified? Is the community benefit real? Time to revisit?
Blake Farmer retweeted
There has not been a fatal police shooting in Nashville since January. In a span of 24 hours this weekend, there were two. – at Nashville, TN
In two separate incidents Saturday, Nashville police officers fired fatal shots.
wpln.org/post/nashville-poli…
Blake Farmer retweeted
Me: “Has anyone from the FEC reached out to you about the complaint filed against your campaign?”
Congressman-elect @AndyOgles: “Next question.”
“Has anyone has anyone reached out to your campaign about the complaint that was filed on the eve election night?”
Walks away.
Blake Farmer retweeted
Hospital Giant HCA Fends Off Accusations of Questionable Inpatient Admissions, by @flakebarmer khn.org/MTU3NjAyMA via @khnews
Blake Farmer retweeted
Monkeypox may be on its way out in Nashville, mirroring the national trend. The latest weekly report from the Metro Public Health Department has no new cases — a first since the outbreak began locally. wpln.org/post/its-been-a-wee…
