With primaries in the rearview, health care leaders wait for details to emerge from Dean and Lee

This is the first in an on-going series that will look at a wide range of issues, including the economy, infrastructure and manufacturing, facing Tennessee’s next governor.

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Tennessee’s gubernatorial hopefuls received 7 health care questions. Some answered.

What you’ll read about: BirdDog sent seven questions to the Tennessee governor hopefuls to illuminate policy stances on a range of health care topics, including outpatient treatment for substance abuse, balance billing, whether Medicaid expansion would be a priority, and whether the state and/or employers have an obligation to help with access to coverage.
Updated at 6 p.m. on 4.19.2018 to reflect additional responses.

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Haslam: Tennessee’s health ‘a slow turning battleship’

Tennessee is fighting a war to improve people’s health — and it’s years away from being won.

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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.

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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