Listen TennCare has tightened controls on opioid prescriptions in recent years, and the state’s Medicaid program plans to go a step further next year. It’s an effort to decrease the use of highly addictive narcotics — and save some money.
There’s A Group In Nashville Looking To Give More Caregivers A Break, Free Of Charge
In Nashville — and across the country — the number of chronically ill people who need round-the-clock care is rising. The vast majority are baby boomers…
Explainer: How Tennesseans Could Pay Less For Obamacare Plans This Year
Tennesseans may end up paying less for insurance on the Affordable Care Act marketplace this year — that’s as average rates went up by as much as 42 percent. Even the people who assist in signups for coverage were surprised by the final costs they’re seeing.
Investors Want To Know When Franklin-Based Hospital Chain Will Start Making Money Again
The troubled Franklin-based Community Health Systems — briefly the country’s largest for-profit hospital chain — is still selling off facilities to pay down debt. And investors are pressing to know when the company will stop playing defense.
Could Nicotine Keep Us Sharp In Old Age? Vanderbilt Launches National Study
A Vanderbilt researcher is looking to an unlikely drug in the ongoing fight to stop Alzheimer’s disease in its initial stages.
Tennessee Obamacare Consultants ‘Have To Be Louder’ Than Negative Noise About ACA
Listen The consultants hired to help Tennesseans sign up for health insurance on the Affordable Care Act marketplace have their work cut out for them. At a kickoff event Wednesday, they were reminded that the White House has cut 90 percent of the advertising budget and shortened the open enrollment period by half.
Hurricanes Result In $140 Million Loss For Nashville-Based Hospital Chain
The 2017 hurricane season cost HCA $140 million in revenue losses and storm-related expenses, according to the company’s third quarter earnings report. The storms are one of the biggest factors cited to explain a drop in profits for the period.
Tennessee Health Insurance Navigators Make Most Of Shortened Obamacare Enrollment Period
Listen So-called health care navigators in Tennessee are making the most of a downsized open enrollment period for Obamacare insurance plans. They’re holding kickoff parties Wednesday as the shortened 6-week window begins.
City-Owned Bordeaux Nursing Home Under State Suspension
Listen One of Nashville’s largest nursing homes — which is owned by the city itself — has been forced to stop admitting new residents. State inspectors found violations, including allegations of patient abuse, at the 419-bed Bordeaux Long Term Care.
Tennessee Planned For President Trump To Cut Obamacare Payments To Insurers
Listen Tennesseans on Obamacare insurance should not see any immediate change from President Trump’s announcement to end some subsidies, according to the state’s top insurance officials. This possibility had already driven insurers to hike their rates for plans on the Obamacare exchange.
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