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Tennessee and Georgia resist health care reform - WRCB-TV
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:22:56 GMT

Tennessee and Georgia resist health care reform
WRCB-TV
By Mariann Martin, Chattanooga Times Free Press - bio | email (Times Free Press) -- With less than a year before state legislation must be in place to implement a critical part of national health care reform, Tennessee and Georgia, along with 18 other ...

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TN Health department puts inspection reports of nursing homes online - The Tennessean
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:50:39 GMT

TN Health department puts inspection reports of nursing homes online
The Tennessean
Officials of the Tennessee Health Care Association, which represents for-profit nursing homes, say they have no opposition to the reports being disclosed although they worry that consumers looking solely at the reports might not get a full or fair ...

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Free health care this weekend in Knoxville - KSDK
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:55:15 GMT

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Free health care this weekend in Knoxville
KSDK
By John Henry Knoxville, TN (WBIR/CNN) - Free health care was offered this weekend in Knoxville, Tennessee. Hundreds of people lined up to take advantage of the offer. On Saturday at Chilhowee Park, what might have looked like chaos to the untrained ...

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Planned Parenthood sues TN over cuts to STD program - The Tennessean
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:10:22 GMT

Chattanooga Times Free Press

Planned Parenthood sues TN over cuts to STD program
The Tennessean
Haslam's office referred questions to the Tennessee Department of Health, which declined to comment on the lawsuit and didn't respond to questions about why Planned Parenthood was defunded. State Sen. Stacey Campfield, R-Knoxville, has called Planned ...
TN Lawsuit says Leaders Put Politics Ahead of HealthPublic News Service
Planned Parenthood sues Tennessee health department over funding lossDeSoto Appeal
Planned Parenthood sues head of Tennessee Health DepartmentChattanooga Times Free Press
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Study gauges costs of federal health care reform - Memphis Commercial Appeal
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:03:10 GMT

Study gauges costs of federal health care reform
Memphis Commercial Appeal
But the rural health system in the state could be further strained, he said, once those who have avoided the doctor altogether because they can't afford it start showing up for services. The University of Tennessee Health Science Center produces the ...

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Fitch Affirms University Health System, TN's Revs at 'BBB+'; Outlook Stable - MarketWatch (press release)
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:01:41 GMT

Fitch Affirms University Health System, TN's Revs at 'BBB+'; Outlook Stable
MarketWatch (press release)
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 02, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Fitch Ratings has affirmed the rating on $225.6 million Health Educational and Housing Facility Board of the County of Knox (TN) (University Health System, Inc.) series 2007 revenue bonds at 'BBB+'.

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No combustible dust rules from OSHA any time soon - Fox News
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:04:46 GMT

No combustible dust rules from OSHA any time soon
Fox News
New safety rules will not be approved any time soon even though they could prevent accidents like the ones last year at a Tennessee metal powders plant, where fireballs fueled by iron dust contributed to five deaths. The Occupational Health and Safety ...

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UT educators like Haslam's budget proposal - Knoxville News Sentinel
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:01:06 GMT

UT educators like Haslam's budget proposal
Knoxville News Sentinel
Authorization to begin planning on three future building projects: UT-Knoxville academic building, a Health Science Center classroom and laboratory building, a UT-Chattanooga life sciences laboratory building. University of Tennessee officials last ...
Gail Kerr: It's worth price to make repeat abusers sit in jailThe Tennessean

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Support building among legislative leaders for delaying action on federal ... - The Republic
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:59:44 GMT

Support building among legislative leaders for delaying action on federal ...
The Republic
ERIK SCHELZIG AP NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Republican lawmakers are building support for a plan to wait until the end of the year to take action on state requirements set by President Barack Obama's federal health care law. House Speaker Beth Harwell said ...

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Sewanee coal seam mining ban introduced to Tennessee Legislature - Nooga.com
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:51:47 GMT

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Sewanee coal seam mining ban introduced to Tennessee Legislature
Nooga.com
"Our natural resources are vital to our health, our economy and our Tennessee way of life. By banning mountaintop removal and being good stewards of the gifts given to us, we preserve our mountains for future generations of Tennesseans to enjoy and ...

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