Health Care Costs Interfere With Tennesseans Financial Stability, Poll Says

Tennessee Residents Believe High Healthcare Costs Not Covered By Their Insurance Or Employer Are The Most Significant Reason They Cannot Reach Financial Stability And Growth, According To A New Beacon Center Poll On A Wide Range Of Issues.

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Tennessee General Assembly Set To Reconvene Next Week

With Lots Of Work To Be Done, Tennessee’s 2024 General Session Begins At Noon On Tuesday, January 9th. Representative Scott Cepicky Didn’t Mince Words When He Said He Anticipates The Coming Session To Be “Contentious.”

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Tennessee Democrats File Bill To Delete 19 Different State Laws Regarding Abortion

As The Tennessee General Assembly Prepares For Its 114th Legislative Session, A New Bill Has Been Filed By Democrats To Completely Undo Tennessee’s Ban On Abortion By Amending A Whole Slew Of Current State Laws.

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Tennessee GOP State Rep Wants To Return Medicaid Expansion Authority To Governor

Outgoing Republican Rep. Sam Whitson Is Mulling A Reversal Of State Law Requiring The Governor To Gain Approval From The Tennessee Legislature Before Expanding Medicaid.

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After Delay, Tennessee Lawmakers Extend TennCare Contracts Without Centene

Tennessee Extended Its Three Contracts For The State’s Multibillion-Dollar Medicaid Program After It Was Delayed A Month By State House Republicans. The Fiscal Review Committee Extended Old Contracts Instead Of Entering Into The New Ones Agreed To In 2021 Because Of Centene’s Lawsuit.

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Tennessee To Receive Over $71K In Settlement With Company That Exposed Protected Health Information

Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti Announced That Tennessee And 32 Other Attorneys General Have Reached A Settlement With Healthcare Clearinghouse Inmediata For A Coding Issue That Exposed The Protected Health Information Of Approximately 1.5 Million Consumers For Almost Three Years.

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