Health insurance initiative struck down in Tennessee

Tennessee Health Insurance

Insure Tennessee fails to win the approval of a Senate committee Insure Tennessee, an initiative that would have expanded access to health insurance in Tennessee, has failed to meet approval of a Senate committee for the second time. The initiative was meant to expand the state’s Medicaid program, which would have brought insurance coverage to some 280,000 people living in the state. Insure Tennessee was the endeavor of Governor Bill Haslam, who has been seeking to expand Medicaid in the state for some time. Initiative was unable to gain legislative…

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Lawmakers seek to address Tennessee’s health insurance program

Tennessee Health Insurance

Special legislative session focused on Insure Tennessee is underway Lawmakers in Tennessee have begun a special legislative session in order to determine the future of Insure Tennessee, the state’s Medicaid program. Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam suggests that the current health care system is not working, which could be leaving many people without the medical care that they need. The Governor introduced a plan concerning the state’s health insurance program and the health care market as a whole before the beginning of the special legislative session. Governor seeks to reform Medicaid…

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Tennessee health insurance exchange still undecided

Tennessee Health Insurance

Governor Haslam mulls fate of Tennessee health insurance exchange Tennessee is among several states in the U.S. that have been weighing options concerning the establishment of a health insurance exchange. Last month, legislative inaction threatened to derail the state’s ability to meet with federal guidelines. This inaction left the matter squarely in the hands of Governor Bill Haslam, whom is not a staunch supporter of the Affordable Care Act, but also not its largest critic. Governor Haslam has announced that the state could build its own health insurance exchange with…

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Tennessee health insurance exchange plans still uncertain

Tennessee Health Insurance Exchange Deadline

Tennessee health insurance exchange faces unclear future Throughout the U.S., states are facing down a looming deadline from the federal government concerning their plans to establish health insurance exchanges. These states have until the end of 2012 to submit their plans to the Department of Health and Human Services or risk having the federal government begin playing a larger role in their health insurance plans. In Tennessee, plans to build an exchange have not yet been finalized, as regulators continue to determine the validity and necessity of a Tennessee health…

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