Category: By the Numbers

By the Numbers: Tennessee approves insurers’ 2019 ACA requests

~ Holly Fletcher

The requests garnered approval on Aug. 22 from the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance and now head to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for final approval. Two insurers revised original requests for deeper decreases after a commitment from the federal government on risk adjustment payments.

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»Competition shakes up Tennessee ACA exchange: Highlights urban-rural divide, ups interest in cost impact 
»At a glance: Tennessee’s 2019 ACA premiums, risk adjustment impact

In Charts: Drug, opioid, fentanyl + heroin overdoses in Tennessee

~ Holly Fletcher

The number of Tennesseans who died from drug overdoses hit another record high in 2017, continuing a troubling trend that’s plagued the state for nearly a decade.

Measures to reduce the number of opioid prescriptions, such as hydrocodone and oxycontin, have started to take hold across the state, as illustrated above in an analysis from the Sycamore Institute.

But, the number of people who died from opioid overdoses jumped year over year, in part from a surge in deaths from illicit drugs, according to new data from the Tennessee Department of Health.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Snapshot of where consumer money goes and confidence in paying health care costs

~ Holly Fletcher

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What’s in Gov. Bill Haslam’s $30 million opioid proposal? Health policy experts mapped it.

Health policy experts at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine analyzed how the funding will be used to fight the opioid epidemic in Gov. Bill Haslam's $30 million 'TN Together' proposal. This visualizes the allocation of both state and federal funding.
~ Holly Fletcher

What you’ll read about: Health policy experts at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine got inspired to map how Gov. Bill Haslam’s team allocated its proposal to fight opioid abuse and addiction. They want to help people wrap their head around the issue.

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