The Trump administration announced it would make major cuts to National Institutes of Health grants. Tennessee gets around $700 million a year in NIH funding. The money goes to universities, hospitals and biomedical companies.
Study: Medicaid expansion could cover 150,000 more Tennesseans and save the state millions of dollars
A new study on Medicaid expansion argues that Tennessee could give 150,000 more residents health coverage and still end up saving money.
Tennessee’s abortion ban cost it $7M in federal funding. Now those dollars will be routed to Planned Parenthood.
The state’s Planned Parenthood chapter announced it secured a $7 million grant, bringing Tennessee’s Title X funding back to the state.
A new lawsuit says Tennessee’s abortion ban gives patients two choices: out-of-state abortions or stillbirth
Tennessee’s abortion ban is facing another legal challenge, and it hinges on the law’s ambiguity around medical exceptions.
New TennCare benefits aim to make breastfeeding easier
TennCare has added more benefits for postpartum members: breastfeeding supports.
Tennessee Republicans Unveil Health Care Plan Focusing On ‘Free-Market Concepts’
Listen Republicans in the General Assembly say they want to increase competition between hospitals and make prices more transparent. As part of a new health care plan outlined Thursday, they’re also proposing restrictions on pharmacy middlemen.
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