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HELP Committee Hearing to Focus on Causes, Treatments for Pain

Senate health committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) today said, "We want to make sure that as we deal with the opioid crisis, we keep in mind those people who are in pain."

Tennessee GOP Looks to Pursue Medicaid Block Grant Funding

Tennessee Republican lawmakers have signaled a move to look toward block grant funding as a way to increase access to care for the state's working poor.

Kick off American Heart Month by celebrating National Wear Red Day® with the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women® Movement

Middle Tennessee is turning red in multiple ways to support the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women on Friday, February 1, 2019

Long-term Unemployment Linked to Increase in Babies Born with Drug Withdrawal

Babies born after being exposed to opioids before birth are more likely to be delivered in regions of the U.S. with high rates of long-term unemployment and lower levels of mental health services, according to a study from researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the RAND Corporation.

Cooper Cosponsors Bill Encouraging Tennessee to Expand Medicaid

OpEd: Change to TennCare's Core Purpose Threatens Healthcare for All Tennesseans

TennCare has submitted a proposal to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to add work reporting requirements to the state's Medicaid program.