More than 80,000 Tennessee children were uninsured last year, and that drop is among the highest rates in the nation, according to a new report from the Georgetown Center for Children and Families. Employer-sponsored coverage is increasingly unaffordable for many…
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Gov. Lee praises TN’s Medicaid system in State of State address
by Nadia Ramlagan •
Gov. Bill Lee addressed the 111th Tennessee General Assembly in his State of the State speech that focused primarily on education, while complimenting the state’s Medicaid system as the most efficient in the country. But some health care experts said…
Tennessee Justice Center hires Director of Children’s Health Kinika Young to Protect and Strengthen Children’s Health Safety Net
by Jomilla Newsom •
The Tennessee Justice Center (TJC) has hired Kinika Young as Director of Children’s Health. The newly-created position was made possible after the organization was awarded a $200,000 grant from the prestigious David & Lucile Packard Foundation for its “Insuring America’s…