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The Money Overview

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BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Medicare Advantage members could lose in-network access to Ballad Health doctors on Jan. 1, 2027 if the two sides miss their deadline

Ballad Health and BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee have until Jan. 1, 2027 to agree on a new contract, and without one, some Medicare Advantage members could lose in-network access to Ballad doctors and hospitals in northeast Tennessee. Ballad posted its update on Oct. 28. As of Nov. 7, neither side has announced a deal. The […] The post BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Medicare Advantage members could lose in-network access to Ballad Health doctors on Jan. 1, 2027 if the two sides miss their deadline appeared first on The Money Overview .

Tennessee · 19h

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The Only Hospital System in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia May Be Out of Your Insurance Network by New Year’s Day

If you are a BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee member in the Tri-Cities area — Johnson City, Kingsport, and Bristol, spanning Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia — your hospital coverage may look very different starting January 1, 2027. Ballad Health — the regional health system that operates virtually every...

Kingsport, TN · 5d

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Parkwest Medical Center performs Tennessee’s first ROSA® shoulder procedure

Covenant Health’s Parkwest Medical Center has performed Tennessee’s first robotic-assisted ROSA® Shoulder System procedure. Parkwest is one of only 15 centers worldwide to perform a robotic-assisted ROSA Shoulder replacement and among the first hospitals in the Southeast to offer the technology. Image submitted. KNOXVILLE — Covenant Health’s...

Knoxville, TN · 2d

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Three East Tennessee counties to get mental health clinicians through grant

ANDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — The Tennessee government plans to hire mental health clinicians to serve several rural counties using a federal grant. Tennessee plans to use part of a $10 million grant to expand its Co-located Mental Health Services at County Health Departments program into Anderson, Cumberland, Hawkins, Bradley, Coffee, Montgomery, and Tipton Counties.

Anderson County, TN · 3d

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Tennessee regulators find abuse, delayed care at Brookdale senior living facilities

The Brentwood-headquartered company has agreed to pay $13,500 in fines for violations affecting the health, safety, and welfare of residents at four Tennessee locations, including one Middle Tennessee and three East Tennessee facilities.

Tennessee · 3d

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Mt. Juliet pharmacy closing, laying off 50+ employees

The closure of a Mt. Juliet drugstore will leave dozens of workers without a job and the community with one less pharmacy.

Mt Juliet, TN · 3d

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Mayor Launches Effort to Plan Nashville General Hospital’s Future

NASHVILLE, TN — Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell has established a committee to examine the future of Nashville General Hospital, renewing efforts to determine whether the city’s public safety-net hospital needs a new facility, where it should be located and how the project could be financed. O’Connell announced...

Nashville, TN · 2d

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UnitedHealthcare and Ballad Health signed a multi-year deal Nov. 5, so Tri-Cities retirees in UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans keep Ballad hospitals before Dec. 7

UnitedHealthcare and Ballad Health announced Nov. 5 that they have finalized a new, multi-year agreement covering UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage individual plans and Group Retiree plans. For retirees in the Tri-Cities region of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia, that means Ballad’s physicians and hospitals stay in network as the Dec. 7 close of Medicare open enrollment […]

Tennessee · 18h

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Nashville mobile clinic offers low-cost health services Saturday

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Nashville residents can access low-cost family planning services, women’s health exams, and more at a public clinic Saturday, Nov. 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. central time. Those interested can stop by the Metro Public Health Department’s Mobile Outreach Clinical Services unit, which...

Nashville, TN · 17h

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50 Years Strong: Tier 1 Orthopedic Urgent Care Celebrates New Cookeville Facility

(UCBJ) – Tier 1 Orthopedic Urgent Care (TOUC), located at 516 W. Jackson Street, has a new 15,000-square-foot facility in Cookeville, and the company is celebrating its expansion and 50 years in the region with the Cookeville-Putnam County Chamber of Commerce (Chamber). The facility opened Oct. 19 and will...

Cookeville, TN · 22h

WKRN News 2

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Brentwood salon owner says measles exposure alert brought back COVID memories

Only a week has passed, and Metro Health officials have reported a second positive measles case.

Brentwood, TN · 1d

Elizabethton Star

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Ballad Health provides update on BlueCross BlueShield of TN

Ballad Health has been, and remains, committed to negotiating in good faith with our long-term partner, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, to reach an updated provider agreement for its commercial, Exchange, […]

Tennessee · 4d

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Home Field Advantage: From the Clinic to the Sidelines, Hughston Clinic Orthopaedics Cares for Wilson County

On any given Friday night across Wilson County, the stands are full of parents, grandparents, and neighbors cheering on the young athletes who represent their schools. What many fans may not notice is who’s standing on the sidelines: orthopaedic surgeons from Hughston Clinic Orthopaedics, volunteering their time to make sure those athletes are cared for the moment something goes wrong.

Wilson County, TN · 3d

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Moving Mountains in Rural Healthcare: The Health Wagon’s Integrative Comprehensive Collaborative Care Model

Deep in the mountains of Central Appalachia, where geographic isolation, poverty, and healthcare workforce shortages create significant barriers to medical care, St. Mary’s Health Wagon has spent more than four decades demonstrating that innovative healthcare delivery can begin far beyond traditional hospital walls. Founded in 1980 by Sister Bernadette...

Kentucky · 3d

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Tennessee regulators find abuse, delayed care at Brookdale senior living facilities

The Brentwood-headquartered company has agreed to pay $13,500 in fines for violations affecting the health, safety, and welfare of residents in four facilities.

Tennessee · 3d

Davidson County Source

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TriStar Centennial Ranked No. 1 in Tennessee for Joint Replacement

TriStar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville has been ranked the No. 1 hospital in Tennessee for joint replacement in 2027 by Healthgrades. The ranking is based on patient outcomes, including measures of deaths and complications during care. The hospital also earned several national awards for its care in heart, vascular, orthopedic, joint replacement and gastrointestinal services.

Nashville, TN · 5d

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Three East Tennessee counties to get mental health clinicians through grant

Tennessee · 3d

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Top governor candidates speak on rural healthcare in Tennessee

Four Tennessee governor candidates — Marsha Blackburn, Jerri Green, David Hatley and Lauren Pinkston — explained their positions on cost of living, immigration and rural health care.

Tennessee · 5d

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Ballad Health provides update on BCBS disagreement

KINGSPORT — The following public statement was issued by Ballad Health on Wednesday, Oct. 28, and released to the media: Ballad Health has been, and remains, committed to negotiating in good faith with our long-term partner, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, to reach an updated provider agreement for its commercial, Exchange, TennCare and Medicare Advantage products while protecting access to care for the people, employers and communities we serve. Currently, Ballad Health also uses BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee to provide administrative services for its own employees, who are self-insured by Ballad Health. Health systems across the country, including Ballad Health, are facing several imminent challenges, including: an increasing number of individuals leaving the insurance exchanges and becoming uninsured due to the elimination of enhanced premium subsidies by the federal government; major cuts to the Medicaid directed payment program for hospitals, which disproportionately impact rural regions, set to begin in January 2028 under the provisions of HR 1, otherwise referred to as the “One Big Beautiful Bill”; rising inflationary costs of supplies and medications; and increased subsidies for physician services due to low reimbursement by insurers, Medicare and Medicaid, driven in large part by the low Medicare area wage index in our

Tennessee · 7d

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Many with ACA coverage face a new crisis in 2027: Insurers fleeing the market

Courtney Mroch was already paying a high price for health insurance when she learned her insurer, Cigna, was pulling out of Tennessee’s Affordable Care Act marketplace. The 56-year-old Nashville resident has diabetes and asthma and is a cancer survivor. She pays $1,250 a month for a silver plan this year, up from $850 a month in 2025 — more than her family’s mortgage. To keep costs down, her husband is enrolled in a separate, non-ACA plan that’s less expensive.

Tennessee · 9d

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