Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee and Vanderbilt University Medical Center reached an agreement this summer to make sure patients could continue paying in-network prices. But that deal didn’t include members using Medicare Advantage. Those patients will lose in-network status at the end of the year.
Tennessee ranks 4th for rural hospitals dropping cancer services. Here’s how that affects patients.
Carla Rider is sitting with her mother-in-law at a table in the common area. It has a kitchen with several stoves, stainless steel refrigerators and sinks. A few travel-size cereal boxes lie around for the taking.
NashVillager Podcast: Where public opinion and public health collide
Why didn’t the pandemic produce a modern-day figure like Typhoid Mary? Plus the local news for September 23, 2024.
Tennessee’s kindergarten vaccination rate is slipping, as more parents opt out of shots or get them late
More Tennessee kindergarteners are missing their required vaccines, and it’s not only because more parents are opting out. There are also more children missing shots without exemptions.
The end of summer means ragweed misery for Middle Tennessee. Here are some tips.
If you’ve been itchy, struggling to breathe through your nose and had a swollen, sore throat, there may be one seasonal culprit: ragweed.
Explained: A court ruling against TennCare drops while Medicaid politics shift in the South
A federal court said Tennessee’s Medicaid program broke the law when it mistakenly canceled coverage for thousands of people. This lawsuit offers a glimpse into Medicaid policy before and after the pandemic.
Tennessee regulators signed off on a controversial opioid treatment clinic in Putnam County
If fully approved, the clinic will sit outside of Cookeville. The company’s proposal estimated there are more than 6,500 Tennesseans in the area who suffer from opioid use disorder.
NashVillager Podcast: A shortage of doctors and what it means for Tennessee
Why are fewer people applying to med school in our state? Plus the local news for August 30, 2024.
Belmont simulation lab aims to prepare the next generation of medical workers
Belmont University built a new simulation center for future medical workers. Future physicians will train there, and they’ll be sharing this space with other disciplines, like nursing, pharmacy and physical therapy.
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