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.

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.

NASHVILLE - Enrollment is now open for CoverKids, Tennessee’s program for uninsured children, which suspended enrollment late last year when membership reached the maximum that could be supported by the current budget.

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.

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.

NASHVILLE – Enrollment in CoverKids, the state- and federally-funded program for uninsured children, will suspend after Nov. 30, 2009, as the program reaches its budgeted capacity.

NASHVILLE – CoverTN program officials today announced that new enrollment in the limited benefit health insurance program will suspend Dec. 31, 2009, as a result of reaching budget capacity due to the most successful open enrollment in the program’s history.

NASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen today announced benefits improvements for CoverTN and also shared that, for the third year in a row, there will be no premium increase for the state-sponsored plan in 2010.

NASHVILLE – CoverKids program officials today announced the program will stop accepting new enrollment applications after Nov. 30, 2009, as the program for uninsured children is expected to reach its budgeted capacity.