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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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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HHS Start-Up Day: Have bespoke, short pitches — and always have an ask

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HHS start-up tour to stop in Nashville to connect companies to agency channels

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UPDATED: Some ACA enrollees see May tax credits vanish, impact of mandate repeal looms

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The Weekender: a Burger bot, a birthday, family planning and quizzing commenters

What is this? ‘The Weekender’ is a weekly round-up to spotlight what you might have missed on BirdDog and why a few headlines from elsewhere matter for Tennessee.

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The TennCare work requirement bill isn’t just about work — it spotlights how lawmakers are bolstering the dependence on jobs for health care access

What you’ll read about: The state legislature is poised to instruct TennCare to negotiate a work requirement — 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 a state with stringent eligibility rules spotlights a central question the U.S. is grappling with: what happens if insurance is tied to employment, but not all employers offer affordable coverage?

The graphic above: TennCare covered 854,666 women in January 2018, compared to 621,708 men. Data from TennCare.

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