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AMA Weighs In on Medicaid's Equal-Access Mandate

Jan 12, 2015 at 09:26 am by Staff

Medicaid Patient Access at Stake in U.S. Supreme Court Case WASHINGTON - Jan. 12, 2015 - The American Medical Association (AMA) and a coalition of several healthcare organiz.... Read More
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Ten Hot Button Legal Issues to Watch in 2015

Jan 06, 2015 at 10:27 am by Staff

Expert Insights for the Coming Year Already one of the most highly regulated industries in America, 2015 looks to be another active year across healthcare’s legal landscape..... Read More
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Council Fellows Announces 2015 Class

Jan 06, 2015 at 10:27 am by Staff

Last month, the Nashville Health Care Council and former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, MD, announced the latest class of the Nashville Health Care Council Fellows..... Read More
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Financial Restructuring to Position VUMC for Growth

Jan 06, 2015 at 10:27 am by Staff

Vanderbilt University recently announced plans to reconfigure Vanderbilt University Medical Center as a not-for-profit academic medical center that is financially distinct fr.... Read More
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THA, TMA Outline 2015 Priorities

Jan 06, 2015 at 10:27 am by Staff

For Craig Becker, president and CEO of the Tennessee Hospital Association, the top priority for 2015 is securing Medicaid expansion in Tennessee … now, it looks like that cou.... Read More
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UNHS Now Neighborhood Health

Jan 06, 2015 at 10:27 am by Staff

New Name, New Logo … Same Mission United Neighborhood Health Services, which has served low income neighborhoods and uninsured or under-insured residents since 1976, recentl.... Read More
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Tennessee 45th in America’s Health Rankings

Jan 06, 2015 at 10:27 am by Staff

Health data released in December ranked Tennessee 45th in the country for overall health. After several years of improvement, the state slipped three spots for 2014 (from a r.... Read More
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Meharry Population Health Grant Targets North, Northeast Nashville

Jan 06, 2015 at 10:27 am by Staff

In late November, officials with Meharry Medical College announced the medical school had been awarded $451,430 as part of the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Healt.... Read More
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FDA Finalizes Menu Labeling Rules

Jan 06, 2015 at 10:27 am by Staff

What Nashville set out to do more than five years ago has finally become a federal mandate with the Food & Drug Administration issuing two final rules late last year requirin.... Read More
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HC ENTERPRISE: Equal Protection Under the Law

Jan 06, 2015 at 10:27 am by Staff

Tennessee Justice Center’s Statewide Fight for Access to Care A demonstrated need for an organization like the Tennessee Justice Center was the driving force behind founding.... Read More