5 Things to Know About the Medicaid Block Grant Proposals

March 12, 2019

What Block Grants Are and What They Are Not Rep. Timothy Hill, R-Blountville, proposed block grant legislation (HB 1280) as an innovative way to cover more Tennesseans through the state’s Medicaid program TennCare. However, a block grant is not Medicaid expansion.  As the Tennessee General Assembly considers House Bill 1280 to apply for a block grant, it’s important to know…

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Dr. Harman: Let This Be The Last Hospital Closure

January 31, 2019

KINGSPORT, Tenn. – Dr. Eric Harman, a family medicine physician at Mountain Region Family Medicine in Kingsport, issued the following statement after the announcement that Cumberland River Hospital will close on March 1, 2019. “Upon hearing the news of yet another hospital closure, it’s almost hard to know what to say because it’s been said…

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