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Democrats Want A Hearing On Plans To Jack Up Health Insurance Rates In Tennessee

Democrats Want A Hearing On Plans To Jack Up Health Insurance Rates In Tennessee

Hear the radio version of this story.Democratic lawmakers in the Tennessee legislature want a public hearing on plans to increase rates for some government-backed health insurance by as much as 62 percent.They say Insurance Commissioner Julie Mix McPeak hasn't done enough to show the spike is needed to keep the health insurance market afloat.


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TN Approves Health Insurance Hike

TN Approves Health Insurance Hike

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Tennessee Insurance Commissioner announced that the office approved large double digit rate increases for all of the companies offering health insurance in 2017.The bottom line is the Affordable Care Act won't be quite as affordable next year for the hundreds of thousands of Tennesseans who rely on it for their heath insurance.Yet, just how much more it will cost people, depends on the plan they choose and where in Tennessee they live.


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2014 Small Area Health Insurance Estimates Now Include Data for Individuals Ages 21

2014 Small Area Health Insurance Estimates Now Include Data for Individuals Ages 21

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 2014 Small Area Health Insurance Estimates have been updated to include estimates for insured and uninsured individuals ages 21 to 64.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program requested the new age group to better target at-risk populations per the latest screening guidelines.These new data are available as downloadable files and have been added to the Small Area Health Insurance Estimates interactive tool .


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Tanzania: Health Insurance for All Faces Uncertainty From Informal Sector

Tanzania: Health Insurance for All Faces Uncertainty From Informal Sector

Dar es Salaam — 28-year-old Magere Mabere earns a living as a bodaboda cyclist in Dar es Salaam.He has decided to join a network of some of his fellow cyclists who can access health insurance through savings in a credit cooperative society group known as the Dar es Salaam Bodaboda Saccos (Dabosa).However, not all boadaboda cyclists like Mabere, and most other people in the informal sector who spoke to Your Health, have been as keen in attempting to enroll for the health security.