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- September 3, 2014
Federal Court Unlocks the Door to TennCare for Applicants Court Grants Class Certification and Preliminary Injunction
NASHVILL, Tenn.— A federal judge granted relief to residents across Tennessee today by ordering the state to provide hearings…
- September 3, 2014
Nashville Post: Federal judge approves class-action status in TennCare suit
Campbell orders agency to provide timely determinations, hearingsBy Emily KubisThe federal lawsuit filed against TennCare by three legal advocacy…
- September 2, 2014
The Huffington Post: The Manufactured Crisis of Halbig
By Elizabeth TaylorOn July 22, 2014, a divided three-judge panel of the DC Circuit ruled that people living in…
- September 2, 2014
Modern Healthcare: Hospitals often ignore policies on using qualified medical interpreters
By Sabriya RiceA Spanish-speaking male patient entered the emergency department at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, Md., in…
- September 2, 2014
The Miami Herald: Advocates for poor say Jackson Health System bars needy from charity care
Jackson Health System offers free and reduced-cost healthcare for those who qualify. But advocacy groups complain the public hospital…
- August 29, 2014
Kaiser Health News: Consumers Will Owe Uncle Sam If They Got Health Insurance Subsidies Mistakenly
By Julie ApplebyConsumers getting government subsidies for health insurance who are later found ineligible for those payments will owe…
- August 29, 2014
The Tennessean: Judge hears arguments in TennCare case Friday
By Tom WilemonLawyers for TennCare say a federal lawsuit against the state Medicaid agency should be dismissed because all…
- August 29, 2014
The Wall Street Journal: States Expand Access to Overdose-Reversal Drug
By Arian Campo-Flores and Zusha ElinsonFaced with an unrelenting epidemic of heroin and pain-pill deaths, many states are pushing to…
- August 27, 2014
Newsday: Michaud – My prescription to improve health care
By Anne Michaud For those who believe in the Affordable Care Act's promise of more humane coverage for more people, the…
