Listen People who overdose on opioids in Tennessee could now be met in the emergency room by someone who has been there. The so-called “recovery navigators” were part of the state’s sweeping response to the opioid epidemic, authorized by the legislature last year.
New Tennessee Abortion Law Addresses Ultrasounds — But Won’t Mandate Them
Listen As of Jan. 1, Tennessee has a new law related to ultrasounds prior to receiving abortions. The law is a result of compromise within Tennessee’s pro-life movement.
Why Hospitals Publishing Prices Is Just A ‘Baby Step’ Toward Transparency
Listen Patients will have a slightly easier time shopping around for care starting in 2019. U.S. hospitals will now be required to publish their price lists in a format that a computer could easily analyze.
Hepatitis A Outbreak Slows In Nashville, Speeds Up In Suburbs
Listen An outbreak of hepatitis A that began in Nashville a year ago seems to be slowing. But more cases of the serious liver disease are being confirmed in the surrounding counties.
New Tennessee Law Opens Up Telemedicine Across State Lines
Listen A small change in Tennessee law could open up much broader opportunities for telemedicine in the state. Starting Jan. 1, Tennessee doctors will have a simpler way to practice elsewhere, and out-of-state doctors will get the same treatment here.
Tennessee Enrollment In Obamacare Wasn’t So Low This Year After All
Listen Tennesseans made up ground signing up for individual health plans on the Affordable Care Act marketplace in the final week. Despite running well behind last year through the open enrollment period, the final tally is down just 3 percent.
Human Rights Watch Accuses Tennessee Of Over-Regulating Pain Management
A report from Human Rights Watch accuses Tennessee of regulating opioids to the point of depriving patients in pain. Along with Washington State, the analysis focuses on Tennessee because of its new prescribing regulations, which are considered some of the strictest in the nation.
Tennessee Sees Drop In Drug-Dependent Births After Helping Pregnant Women Detox
Listen This year may prove to be a turning point for Tennessee’s crisis of drug-dependent babies. Preliminary figures on the number of cases show they’re down roughly 10 percent — the first meaningful drop since the state started keeping track, partially as a result of a budding philosophical change in treatment.
With No Abortion Clinic Operating In Nashville, Advocates Raise Travel Money
Listen The suspension of abortions at Nashville’s Planned Parenthood, the city’s only remaining clinic, has advocates raising money to help patients travel out of town and offset the cost of a procedure that can cost more than $1,000. They say plans for an abortion fund were already in the works as access in Tennessee has dwindled.
Health Care Tops Tennessee Voters’ List Of Concerns, According To Vanderbilt Poll
Listen Tennesseans are growing more worried about the cost of health care, a new poll from Vanderbilt has found, in a development that could have implications for the state’s next leader.
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