More and more Tennessee hospitals are at an increasing risk of flatlining. The industry has struggled to rebound from the strain put on them by the COVID-19 pandemic. "There are a lot of economic and supply and labor challenges," said Curtis Vann, senior vice president of federal relations for the Tennessee Hospital Association. Forty-five percent of hospitals across the state are at risk of closing, according to a report put out by the organization in February. Part of the issue, Vann said, is federal Medicare reimbursements. It's something that has affected rural hospitals most. The Medicare Area Wage Index is...