BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee releases Obamacare exchange rates
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee's website
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee's website
UPCOMING EVENTS

Erlanger hospital and the University of Tennessee are starting talks to "modernize" their affiliation and eventually shift the management of faculty physician practices from the hospital to a joint corporation with the university's College of Medicine.

Days before a seismic shift in Americans' access to health insurance, shoppers hoping to purchase coverage under the Affordable Care Act finally had their first peek at what it will cost them.
• 2011 - $5.4 million profit

Heard disease and stroke deaths in 2010 that were considered avoidable:

A little over a week before uninsured people can start signing up online for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, Tennessee officials have signed off on rules tightening oversight of the counselors who will help them get coverage.
A Certificate of Need ("CON") is a permit to establish or expand a health care facility or service. The program regulates the state's health care industry to prevent uncontrolled growth of certain facilities and services that could increase the cost of health care or take away ability of full service providers to provide the uncompensated care they give.

Navigators are individuals or organizations trained to help consumers, small businesses and their employees as they look for health coverage options through the Marketplace. Navigators will also help people complete eligibility and enrollment forms.
A Tennessee lawmaker is crying foul over emergency rules being drafted by the state to bring more scrutiny to the guides helping people sign up for new insurance under Obamacare, saying the rules are a last-minute attempt to obstruct the health law in the state.
