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CoverKids Kicks Off Annual Enrollment Effort

Thursday, August 02, 2012 | 02:00 pm

 Program Information Will Be Included in Back to School Packets

 
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today announced the 2012 Back to School CoverKids outreach campaign to help enroll Tennessee’s children in the state’s low-cost, comprehensive health insurance plan.
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CoverKids Kicks off Annual Enrollment Effort

Tuesday, August 02, 2011 | 02:57 pm

Program Information Will Be Included in Back to School Packets

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today announced the 2011 Back to School CoverKids outreach campaign to help enroll Tennessee’s children in the state’s low-cost, comprehensive health insurance plan.

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AccessTN Board Reopens Program Enrollment

Friday, December 03, 2010 | 11:35 am

Policy Change is Effective Immediately, Premium Assistance Will Not be Available

NASHVILLE – The AccessTN Board of Directors voted yesterday to reopen enrollment to new members in the state-run high risk insurance plan.  The change is effective immediately.

Coverage will be available through AccessTN to those Tennesseans who have pre-existing medical or chronic health conditions which prevent them from obtaining health insurance on the private market.

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AccessTN to Close Enrollment to New Members Oct. 15

Friday, October 01, 2010 | 09:42 am
Federal High Risk Pool Offers Alternative for Tennessee’s Uninsurable
 
NASHVILLE – The AccessTN Board of Directors voted yesterday to close the state-run high risk insurance plan to new members effective Oct. 15, 2010. Those currently enrolled in AccessTN will not be affected by this change.
 
The change comes in light of the availability of the newly created and federally funded Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP), which has $97 million earmarked to provide health coverage to uninsurable Tennesseans.
 
Coverage will continue for current AccessTN members. Individuals who have already applied for coverage through AccessTN will still have the opportunity to enroll if approved for coverage.
 
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CoverKids Kicks Off Annual Enrollment Effort

Monday, August 09, 2010 | 10:12 am
Program Information Will Be Included in Back to School Packets
 
NASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen today announced the 2010 Back to School CoverKids outreach campaign to help enroll Tennessee’s children in the state’s free, comprehensive health insurance plan.
 
“Since 2007, we’ve used the back to school time as an opportunity to inform and remind Tennessee families about CoverKids,” said Governor Bredesen. “There are still children in our state who don’t have health insurance, and this program offers an additional option for families with uninsured kids.”
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New Federal High Risk Pool Open to Uninsurable Tennesseans

Thursday, July 01, 2010 | 03:11 pm
State-sponsored AccessTN is also an Option for the Uninsurable
 
NASHVILLE – The United States Department of Health and Human Services today announced the formation of the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan, which will serve as the new, nationwide high risk pool. The addition of PCIP provides an additional option for uninsurable Tennesseans, who already have an option for coverage through AccessTN, the state’s existing high risk pool.
 
While some details about benefits and premiums for PCIP are yet to be finalized, there are some clear differences between the new plan and AccessTN.
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Bredesen Announces CoverKids to Resume Enrollment March 1

Thursday, February 11, 2010 | 01:00 am
NASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen today announced that CoverKids, Tennessee’s program for uninsured children, will reopen enrollment to new members on March 1, 2010. Enrollment in CoverKids was suspended late last year when membership reached the maximum that could be supported by the current budget.
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AccessTN Expands Eligibility to Include Children

Thursday, December 03, 2009 | 03:55 pm
NASHVILLE – Members of the AccessTN board of directors today approved a new policy to allow uninsurable children with chronic and acute medical conditions to enroll in the state-administered health insurance plan. The change will take effect immediately.
 
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