Navigating our health care system is rarely easy, but it’s especially difficult when you don’t know who to go to with questions.
Ascension is the latest health company in Tennessee to undergo a cybersecurity attack
Ascension has joined the ranks of nearly two dozen health care companies in Tennessee experiencing cyberattacks.
Nashville educators: Tennessee needs to find new incentives and support students to reverse its nursing shortage
Tennessee is facing a health worker shortage. And now, professors and teachers from Nashville schools are looking to some novel solutions.
Tennessee political leaders weigh in on dispute over reproductive health care for military personnel
Political battle lines are hardening over how military personnel get access to abortions.
The cost of care for disabilities and chronic illnesses
The American healthcare system is not known for its affordability. Giving birth costs an average of $18,885 nationwide before insurance. If you have a medical emergency, you can expect to spend hundreds on your ambulance ride — and that doesn’t even include the cost of the medical care itself. In fact, medical debt is the leading type […]
TennCare uses scare tactics and aggressive enforcement to root out fraud. With millions spent, the agency has little to show for it.
The state’s low-income health insurance program, TennCare, funds an outside unit dedicated to rooting out potential fraud. After millions of dollars spent each year, it has less and less to show for the effort aside from slapping Tennesseans with felonies unnecessarily.
Governor Lee proposes $55.6B budget, with an eye toward roads, TennCare expansion and teacher raises
Gov. Bill Lee is proposing a $55.6 billion budget for the next fiscal year, pumping billions into the state’s battered and congested roadways and dramatically expanding TennCare for families.
How Nashville has backtracked on HIV despite effective prevention options
The South represents more than half of all new HIV cases in the U.S., and the region is making slower progress than the rest of the nation, according to the latest HIV/AIDS figures kept by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
How Tennessee’s Planned Parenthood providers are preparing for the end of abortion access
Ashley Coffield, CEO of Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi, told reporters on Friday that they are booked with patients through July 1, and are trying to see people as quickly as they can before a ban goes into effect.
Nashville-Area Churches Move Services Online — Or At Least Cancel Passing Collection Plates
Update Saturday, March 14 at 8:00 a.m. Several churches mentioned in this post have since cancelled in-person services, including Ethos Church and Brentwood Baptist. On Friday afternoon, Gov. Bill Lee discouraged gatherings of more than 250 people, including religious services.
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