Tennessee’s two-day mass testing effort at Nashville’s public housing began with a low turnout on Thursday. But even though there’s been a push by health leaders for residents to get tested, not many seemed receptive to the idea.
Tennessee Health Officials Ask To Revive Anti-Smoking Spending After Years Of Nothing
Tennessee health officials say they’re making anti-smoking initiatives their top priority next year. That’s because the state ranks basically dead last in spending on smoking prevention, and it shows in the state’s overall health.
Tennessee Republicans Are Drafting New Regulations In Response To Vaping Illness
Tennessee legislators are staking out their positions on vaping and writing new proposals amid the outbreak of vaping-related lung illness, which has resulted in two deaths in the state and 47 nationwide, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
TennCare Teases Expansion Possibilities While Formally Submitting Block Grant Proposal
Now the block grant ball is in the federal government’s court. Tennessee’s Medicaid agency has spent months redesigning TennCare, after the Trump administration asked for so-called block grant requests. The 50-page proposal, which could reshape a program that serves more than 1.4 million Tennesseans, was officially submitted Wednesday afternoon, though with some last-minute changes.
DEA Acknowledges Flaws In Opioid Distribution Database But Won’t Clear Murfreesboro Pharmacy
The Drug Enforcement Agency is refusing to publicly correct alleged flaws in an opioid distribution database published by The Washington Post. A pharmacy owned by state Sen. Shane Reeves has conducted its own recount and says it found major errors that inflated its total by as much as 30 times.
Fears Grow That Drug Dependent Newborns Won’t See Much Aid From Opioid Settlements
The image of shaking babies in hospital nurseries, withdrawing from opioids used by their mother, is referenced in many of the lawsuits against drug companies, aimed at punishing them for contributing to the opioid crisis. But there are growing concerns that those same newborns name-dropped in litigation will be left out of the settlements being […]
Delays Reopening Celina Dash Hopes Of Reviving Other Tennessee Hospitals
The new owner of a shuttered hospital on the Cumberland Plateau is discovering why closure often becomes permanent. Cumberland River Hospital in Celina was purchased in August with a pledge to reopen within weeks.
Provider Bonuses Begin To Pay Off For TennCare
Incentive payments appear to be working for Tennessee’s Medicaid program. TennCare began offering bonuses to doctors and other providers for saving money while giving more appropriate care. In a recently released analytics report, the agency deems the effort a success.
Vanderbilt Launches A Study To See If Vaccines Really Make Getting The Flu Less Deadly
The flu vaccine doesn’t guarantee immunity. But for those who do get sick, it’s supposed to keep the symptoms from being so severe. At least that’s the current medical thinking. Now Vanderbilt is launching a study to see how true that claim is.
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