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Tennessee will make ivermectin available without a prescription, despite research showing no benefit for COVID treatment

By Blake Farmer

April 7, 2022

pharmacy shelves

Under a bill awaiting Gov. Bill Lee’s signature, Tennessee would make ivermectin available at pharmacies without a prescription.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates, Health Care, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 112th Tennessee General Assembly, Coronavirus In Tennessee, COVID, COVID misinformation, COVID-19, Frank Niceley, General Assembly, ivermectin, legislature, Richard Briggs, Tennessee General Assembly, Tennessee Legislature

Tennessee General Assembly To Become First State To Accept Medicaid Block Grant, Despite Unclear Future

By Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

January 15, 2021

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The Tennessee General Assembly has approved the so-called Medicaid block grant. Lawmakers spent just two days rushing it through. The House passed the agreement on Friday morning, while the Senate did so on Thursday.

Filed Under: Health Care, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 112th Tennessee General Assembly, Jack Johnson, Jeff Yarbro, Richard Briggs

Tennessee Considers Mandating Locking Caps On Powerful Prescription Drugs

By Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

February 5, 2019

Listen Some prescription drugs in Tennessee may soon have to be dispensed in a lockable bottle. Backers of the proposal, including parents of people killed due to opioid overdoses, said it would prevent teens of getting hooked on opioids.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 111th General Assembly, Richard Briggs

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