More Nashvillians are finding work, and the unemployment rate is now below 4 percent. Yet at the same time nearly one of every five residents — 19.9 percent — lives in poverty. These two figures have led a broad coalition…
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ObamaCare Collapse Hits TN Hard With Double Digit Rate Increases
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…
Read MoreLocal Employers to Cease Benefits for Unmarried Couples
Two of Nashville’s largest private employers plan to do away with benefits for domestic partners starting in 2017. Vanderbilt University and hospital chain HCA say they will no longer cover unwed couples. Employers around the nation are changing their policies…
Read MoreWhy Your BlueCross Premiums Are Going Up
It was widely reported last week that BlueCross plans to raise rates on individual health insurance policies an average of 36 percent in 2016. That is a big increase, which caught the eye of many health care consumers. Following are…
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