Regulatory/Compliance

Legislation Filed To Ensure Tennessee Patients Faster Access To Effective Medicine

Feb 03, 2020 at 12:16 pm by Staff

Tennesseans for Affordable Access to Medicine, a coalition comprised of thousands of patients, healthcare providers and caregivers, today lauded legislation that would allow T.... Read More

Reaction to Texas v. Azar Court Case Decision

Dec 20, 2019 at 11:32 am by Staff

AHIP Issues Statement on Fifth Circuit Court Decision on TX v US Matt Eyles, president and CEO of America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), issued this statement following the.... Read More

AMA Applauds Relief from Documentation Burden in New Medicare Rule

Nov 20, 2019 at 12:02 am by Staff

Statement attributed to: Patrice A. Harris, M.D., M.A. President, American Medical Association "Physicians spend a huge amount of time meeting burdensome documentation requir.... Read More

Alexander: Senate Health Committee Approves Eight Bipartisan Public Health Bills

Nov 08, 2019 at 12:02 am by Staff

"I often suggest Tennesseans look at Washington D.C. like a split screen television. On one side, you have the controversies of the day - Democrat impeachment and the presiden.... Read More

TMA Issues Statement on Medicaid Block Grant Proposal

Oct 16, 2019 at 04:17 pm by Staff

Editor's Note: Since the October paper hit desks with initial reactions to the governor's proposed TenCare Modified Block Grant, TMA has had the opportunity to take a deeper d.... Read More

Gauging Reactions

Oct 11, 2019 at 04:24 pm by Staff

Healthcare Leaders Respond to Block Grant Proposal Reactions are pouring in after the release of Gov. Bill Lee's TennCare Block Grant Proposal, with two of the state's leading.... Read More

Governor Rolls Out TennCare Modified Block Grant Proposal

Oct 10, 2019 at 10:00 pm by Staff

In mid-September, Governor Bill Lee and Deputy Commissioner and Director of TennCare Gabe Roberts unveiled the state's plan to gain more flexibility in managing Tennessee's Me.... Read More

Final Rule Updates CMS PACE Program

Oct 10, 2019 at 04:30 pm by Staff

Final Rule Updates CMS PACE Program CMS recently updated regulations for Programs for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) to strengthen protections for participants and.... Read More

CMS Announces New Affiliations Authority

Oct 10, 2019 at 04:15 pm by Staff

Last month, the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS) released a final rule that will grant it broad new revocation and denial authority for providers and supplie.... Read More

Tennessee Celebrates Child Health Month

Oct 10, 2019 at 02:15 am by Staff

Governor Bill Lee has proclaimed October 2019 Child Health Month in Tennessee. Child Health Month is a time to celebrate and raise awareness around what Tennessee is doing to.... Read More