Tag: tennessee health insurance
Very Busy Week In Individual Health Insurance Reform
If you’re keeping score, three federal judges have now ruled in favor of the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) while two have ruled against it. The latest to weigh in was a federal judge in the District of Columbia who last week upheld the constitutionality […]
Aetna Health Insurance Tennessee New Plans
Aetna is implementing new products for under 65 individual Aetna health insurance plans for individual, family, and the self employed in Tennessee health insurance. The new plans will take effect May 1, 2010. PPO Value 2500 PPO 7500 with Unlimited Primary Care Visits plus Dental PPO 10000
Tennessee Health Insurance Passes Opt Out Abortion
The state House in Tennessee has approved a piece of legislation that will have the state opt out of using tax money from the state to pay for abortions in Tennessee health insurance exchanges. The bill is in response to the federal health care legislation Congress approved and President Barack […]
Over Weight American children
The growing percentage of American children who are overweight or obese is getting larger every year and has been for decades. Over 33% of children have a body mass index that is over the normal average. Southeast states tend to have the highest rates of over weight children. This includes […]
Tennessee Health Insurance Freedom
Lawmakers voted 26-1 to have freedom for residents to choose their own Tennessee health insurance. The bill was passed on Wednesday and is known as the Health Freedom Act. The passage of this law is to combat any mandated measures required by a health care reform bill that is still […]
Tennessee Health Insurance TennCare Cuts Now
Blue Cross Blue Shield Tennessee introduced 14 percent cuts the day Governor Phil Bredesen decided that there will be cuts in health care spending. Physicians are very surprised. February 1st 2009 the Tennessee health insurance cuts took force affecting hospitals and over 12,000 specialists. As TennCare increasingly loses money and […]
CVS Caremark Lands Tennessee Health Insurance Contract
Three state insurance committees in Tennessee voted collectively to award CaremarkPCS Health LLC a contract to manage the state pharmacy benefits. The five-year contract covers employees of the state, higher education, local education and local governments, as well as dependents. CaremarkPCS Health beat out three other bidders for the Tennessee […]
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