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Health insurance exchange in Tennessee will not be state run

Tennessee Health Insurance Exchange Deadline

The governor of the state has announced that the federal government will now be taking control. According to Tennessee Governor, Bill Haslam, and an announcement that he made on Friday, the state will not be participating in a partnership with the federal government in order to create its health insurance marketplace. This announcement was made following a submission of a letter to the Health and Human Services Secretary. The governor, a republican, submitted the letter to the secretary of U.S. Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, saying that the model…

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Health insurance in Tennessee denies 1 in 4 applicants

Tennessee Health Insurance

Insurers in the state are declining applications at a rate of 25 percent, according to recent data. Though there remains nearly a full year before the true health insurance impact of the healthcare reforms goes into effect, a coverage issue has developed in Tennessee, which is affecting one in every four applicants for coverage in the state. Within Tennessee, there is a rate of applications denied by insurers of 25 percent. Recent data from the coverage research firm Health Pocket, has identified this trend by health insurance companies to deny…

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Health insurance exchange decision has yet to be made by Tennessee

H. Cutner
Tennessee Health Insurance

The state is still debating whether or not it can implement its own online marketplace. Bill Haslam, the governor of Tennessee, has announced that the state’s leaders are still working on the decision as to whether or not they will be capable of creating and operating their own health insurance exchange, or whether they will need to hand that responsibility over to the federal government. The final decision regarding this requirement of the Affordable Care Act must be in by Friday. The healthcare reforms necessitate that every state has its…

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