Listen Governor Bill Haslam is funding a $1 million project to help rural hospitals on the brink of closure. But advocates say that doesn’t mean all of those hospitals can or should be saved.
As Youth Sports Adopt Tennessee’s New Safety Standards, Pros Pledge Help
Listen A handful of youth sports leagues in Tennessee are raising their safety procedures to achieve a new state certification. The endorsement is akin to the state’s rating system for pre-schools. And health officials hope that it becomes something embraced statewide. The NFL’s top doctor has even pledged to help spread the program across the […]
BNA’s New London Flight Gives Health Care Companies A Stepping Stone To India
Listen Nashville health care companies with a major presence in the U.K. helped lobby for the new direct flight to London that starts Friday. But it may be firms with operations in India that have the most to gain.
Haslam Vetoes Bill To Require Insurance Coverage Of Experimental Cancer Treatment
Updated 10 p.m. with reaction from Provision Proton Therapy and legislative leadership. Gov. Bill Haslam has vetoed a measure that would have required the state’s insurance plan to cover an experimental cancer treatment. Proton therapy promises to pinpoint radiation on the places that require treatment and do less collateral damage on surrounding organs and tissue, […]
Struggling Franklin-Based CHS Shows A Few Signs Of Stabilization
Listen Community Health Systems — one of the major employers in Middle Tennessee — did better than analysts expected in the first three months of the year, showing some signs of a turnaround. The Franklin-based hospital chain has struggled to turn a profit while paying down a burdensome debt load, a result primarily of acquiring […]
HCA Feeling Effects From Uninsured Rates Creeping Back Up
Listen The nation’s largest hospital chain may be feeling the waning benefits of the Affordable Care Act, even as it continues to become more profitable. Nashville-based HCA reported higher-than-expected numbers of uninsured patients during the first quarter.
First Count Shows Lower Autism Prevalence In Nashville Area Than National Average
The Nashville area has its first local data on the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders. And the numbers are slightly lower than the national figure, which jumped up this year.
The Technical Requirement That Nearly Killed Haslam’s Opioid Package
Listen The finer points of a bill to heavily restrict opioid prescribing came down to the final hours of the legislative session, with a hang-up over medical coding nearly killing Gov. Bill Haslam’s signature legislation for the year.
Alexander’s Bipartisan Opioid Package Advances With Unanimous Nod
Senator Lamar Alexander’s bipartisan response to the opioid crisis has unanimously advanced out of the health committee that he chairs.
Why Tennessee Lawmakers Are Requiring Coverage For One Experimental Cancer Treatment
Listen An experimental cancer treatment has won a rare endorsement from the Tennessee legislature, even though lawmakers were discouraged from weighing in. The General Assembly is requiring insurance coverage of proton therapy, which benefits one company building a treatment center in Franklin.
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