Listen Nursing requires hands-on training. But research has found that university curriculum often goes light on one of life’s universal experiences — dying.
For Some Rural Tennessee Hospitals, Sustainability Means Avoiding Repeat Customers
Listen Rural hospitals close when they don’t have enough paying patients to care for, but they’re also now penalized when the same patients show up over and over again. That puts rural hospitals in a precarious position of occasionally needing to keep people away from their care.
TennCare Purges Enrollees Who No Longer Qualify, Slashes Rolls By 100K
Listen More than 100,000 people have lost coverage from TennCare over the last year, according to monthly figures kept by the agency. The state’s Medicaid program has been playing catch-up in purging people who no longer qualify for benefits.
Tennessee’s Law And Health Agencies Cracking Down On Hemp, While State Industry Expands
Listen Tennessee’s health and law enforcement agencies are starting to crack down on a product that is being promoted by farm officials — industrial hemp. Now, early investors in this expanding industry are realizing they might be violating the law, even though they thought they were in the clear.
Drug Charges Dropped Against Medical Marijuana Activist In Marshall County
Updated with response from TBI. Melody Cashion won’t have to convince jurors that she’s innocent of drug possession because marijuana is a medical…
Here’s What Tennessee Voters Mean When Polls Show They’re Concerned About Health Care
Listen This year more than most, polls show voters are concerned about health care. And in Tennessee, the state’s Medicaid program — known as TennCare — is often a deciding factor.
Why Some Tennesseans Will Pay More For Insurance, Despite Lower ACA Premiums
Listen Many Tennesseans could end up paying more for health insurance next year, despite a sizable drop in average rates on the individual marketplace. That’s because the subsidies are also shrinking — often more than the monthly premiums.
Report Reveals Tennessee Insurance Companies Made Sizable Profits Last Year
Listen Tennessee insurance companies who sell policies on the individual marketplace had some of the country’s most profitable plans last year, according to a state-by-state comparison from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Nashville Couple Who Turned Their Home Into A Hospital For Blacks Honored Posthumously
Listen The namesake of a large public housing complex in Nashville is being remembered Tuesday for his contributions to health care. John Henry Hale and his wife Millie are being inducted into the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame, housed at Belmont University.
Got A Penicillin Allergy? Now Doctors Doubt It, Vanderbilt Launches Project To Debunk
Listen Roughly one in 10 Americans says they have an allergy to the most reliable antibiotic in the world — penicillin. But a handful of immunologists around the country, including at Vanderbilt Medical Center, are trying to reverse the common diagnosis.
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