More than 350,000 people may lose Medicaid coverage once the COVID-19 public health emergency ends early next year, as is expected. The projections have grown as the public health emergency has been extended and more have enrolled — with a peak of 1.75 million people on the program now projected for mid-2023.
TennCare to begin dental coverage for all 1.7M of its members starting in January
TennCare officials say they’re on track to provide dental coverage to all members starting Jan. 1. The state’s Medicaid agency is one of the last in the country to cover dental work for adults.
Nashville’s largest HIV prevention clinic ends testing program amid national funding shortfall
Nashville’s largest clinic that offers a daily pill to prevent HIV is cutting back its services. So-called “PrEP” clinics have warned they may be run out of business over changes from drugmaker Gilead, which produces HIV medication.
How optimism can close the coverage gap between TennCare and the ACA marketplace
More than 2 million low-income people are uninsured because they earn too much for Medicaid and too little to qualify for a subsidized plan. Here’s how they can get coverage.
A long COVID patient in Hendersonville shows just how little is known about treatment
Medical equipment is still strewn around the house of Rick Lucas, 62, who has been home from the hospital nearly two years. He picks up a spirometer, which measures his lung capacity, and takes a deep breath, though not as deep as he’d like.
The flu is poppin’ early in Tennessee. Hospitals fear a ‘tri-demic.’
Tennessee now has some of the highest flu activity in the United States, according to the latest tracking by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Along with Alabama, South Carolina and Washington, D.C, Tennessee is rated as “very high” for influenza spread.
Ad goes too far with claim that Joe Biden promotes surgery for trans teens
“Joe Biden and the New Left even promote surgery on teens and young adults, removing breasts and genitals.” America First Legal radio ad, Oct. 9, 2022 A radio ad targeting care for transgender youth began airing in cities around the country this fall — from Spanish-language stations in Corpus Christi, Texas, to sports talk shows […]
GOP lawmakers propose ban on transgender healthcare for minors as first bill of 2023
The first proposed bill for Tennessee’s upcoming legislative session could ban gender-affirming care for minors in Tennessee. Republican leaders in the statehouse released a draft of the legislation Wednesday.
It’s been a week with no new monkeypox cases in Nashville
Monkeypox may be on its way out in Nashville, mirroring the national trend. The latest weekly report from the Metro Public Health Department has no new cases — a first since the outbreak began locally.
It’s sign-up season for Obamacare plans after a record number of Tennesseans enrolled last year
More Tennesseans than ever signed up for Affordable Care Act health plans last year — nearly 274,000. And the pandemic-related trend lines are expected to continue as open enrollment begins again.
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