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Greater Nashville sees median wage jump in new Census data, yet costs still dominate the region’s affordability conversation
New U.S. Census Bureau data signaled a tight labor market and competition are pushing up some Nashville-area wages, but affordability remains a regional challenge. Continue reading
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Competition shakes up Tennessee ACA exchange: Highlights urban-rural divide, ups interest in cost impact
The distinguishing characteristic of Tennesseeโs 2019 individual health insurance market may be competitionโand geography will matter. Continue reading
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Tight labor market highlights skills gap, wage obstacles in South
Tennessee Reconnect, a statewide adult education initiative, could be a model to boost access to skills training in the South, per a new report that assesses whether the region is primed to close the gap that keeps workers from some well paying jobs despite historically low unemployment rates. There arenโt enough workers in the South… Continue reading
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State officials, looking for ways to develop a workforce that can ‘bob, weave, and adjust,’ push to forge apprenticeship network
The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development presented its findings from a listening tour about what businesses, education and workers need from apprenticeships. Continue reading
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Nashville’s health care scene wrestles with where (and when) disruption will emerge
What you’ll read about:ย Change and innovation run skin deep in some corners where the status quo of in-patient admissions and fee for service reign. Is change really going to come from the shiny pixels of apps and software that are supposed to streamline the complex annals of behind-the-scenes care? Continue reading
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Haslam: Tennessee’s health ‘a slow turning battleship’
Tennessee is fighting a war to improve peopleโs health โ and it’s years away from being won. Continue reading
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The TennCare work requirement bill isnโt just about work โ it spotlights how lawmakers are bolstering the dependence on jobs for health care access
What youโll read about: The state legislature is poised to instruct TennCare to negotiate a work requirement โ an unprecedented approach to Medicaid eligibility that raises questions about what happens in times of an economic downturn and how to track hours as the number of people in gig-type jobs rises. Implementing a work requirement in… Continue reading
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