Category: Health Insurance
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By the Numbers: Tennessee approves insurers’ 2019 ACA requests
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. Read more: »Competition shakes up Tennessee […]
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Deadline looms as BCBST, Anesthesia Medical Group stalemate continues
Saint Thomas Health has a workaround for its surgical and obstetrics patients ahead of a potential lapse in an anesthesia contract that could ripple across Middle Tennessee.
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Get Covered Tennessee braces for ‘huge impact,’ possible layoffs as HHS cuts navigator funds
Family and Children’s Service is expecting an estimated $1.1 million cut in federal funding to operate its statewide health insurance enrollment network, according to a program director.
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At a glance: Tennessee’s 2019 ACA premiums, risk adjustment impact
Some health insurance shoppers in Tennessee will see pre-subsidy premiums fall even as insurers plan for fewer healthy people to enroll.
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Anesthesia group, BCBST quarrel puts Middle Tennessee hospitals in limbo
The row could mean more surprise bills for patients. Mid-state hospitals “find themselves between a rock and a hard place.” Balance billing is a tough health care problem to fix.
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Competition shakes up Tennessee ACA exchange: Highlights urban-rural divide, ups interest in cost impact
The distinguishing characteristic of Tennessee’s 2019 individual health insurance market may be competition—and geography will matter.
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Tennessee poised to get new ACA health insurers for 2019
Tennessee’s individual health insurance market is poised for new entrants and territory expansions from existing insurers in 2019 — a sharp reversal of the diminishing options that many shoppers faced in recent years. Bright Health and Celtic/Ambetter plan to offer insurance that complies with the Affordable Care Act, per filings with the Tennessee Department of […]
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ACA health insurance market poised for election year revamp
Federal maneuvers are launching health insurance and the popular protection of pre-existing conditions back into public discourse in a significant election year in Tennessee.
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UPDATED: Some ACA enrollees see May tax credits vanish, impact of mandate repeal looms
Updated on May 12 to reflect responses from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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