Tennessee House Health Committee To Consider Bill To Protect In-Person Hospital Visits

Legislation To Prevent Tennessee Hospitals From Restricting Visitation Of Patients By Individuals With Power Of Attorney Will Be Heard By The House Health Committee On Wednesday.

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Tennessee Needs Anesthesia Providers Who Are Highly Educated And Skilled! We Do Not Need A Lesser Option

Tennessee Conservatives Should Understand That There Is A Move Within The State Legislature That Aims To Introduce An Additional Anesthesia Provider To The State. This Provider Is Claimed To Be Available And Cost Effective. This Is Absolutely Not Accurate.

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Statewide ESAs, Budget Priorities In Tennessee Legislative Session

Tennessee’s 2024 Legislative Session Will Begin Tuesday. January 9th With The Republican Party Looking To Pass A Budget, Statewide K-12 Education Savings Accounts, Business Tax Cuts, Enhanced School Safety Measures, Certificate-Of-Need Reform And Health Care Funding.

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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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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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Healthcare Services Company’s Push In Tennessee Comes As Settlements With Other States For Fraud Pile Up

Health Care Services Company Centene Is Undergoing An Aggressive Push To Become One Of The Companies To Manage Tenncare Plans, Tennessee’s Medicaid Program. But Since 2021, The Company Has Settled Allegations That It Overbilled Or Fraudulent Charged Medicaid Programs In 17 Of The 30 States It Has Operated.

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