KNOXVILLE – The estimated number of uninsured people in Tennessee continues to drop, according to a report released today by the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville's Haslam College of Business.

NASHVILLE – TennCare members potentially impacted by the recent data breach of Anthem’s information technology system will begin receiving notification letters from Amerigroup on March 25, 2015. Anthem owns Amerigroup which is one of the health plans operating within the TennCare Managed Care Organization network.

NASHVILLE – – The state of Tennessee’s Medicaid program, TennCare, announced plans to begin the process of selecting a new vendor for the continued development of the Tennessee Eligibility Determination System (TEDS).

KNOXVILLE—The percentage of uninsured Tennesseans is at its lowest rate in a decade, according to a University of Tennessee, Knoxville, report released today.

NASHVILLE – The Bureau of TennCare announced today its partnership with the Million Hearts initiative. Million Hearts was launched in 2011 by the federal Department of Health and Human Services to develop a public-private partnership with likeminded organizations to make an impact on heart disease in the United States. Co-leaders of this initiative include the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Nashville, Tenn. – The Bureau of TennCare awarded managed care contracts to AmeriGroup, BlueCare Tennessee and UnitedHealthcare. The apparent winners of the three-year contracts with possible one-year extensions were announced on December 16, 2013. Following a 10-day inspection period the contracts were officially awarded and signed on December 27, 2013, beginning a one-year transition period.