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Next Steps For Tennessee: A Conversation With Gov. Phil Bredesen

Alan Weil ^1*

¹ Phil Bredesen was reelected to a second term as governor of Tennessee in 2006. Alan Weil is executive director of the National Academy for State Health Policy in Washington, D.C., and Portland, Maine.

^*Corresponding author.

Abstract

In this conversation, conducted during the February 2007 meeting of the National Governors Association, Gov. Phil Bredesen of Tennessee discusses his views on health care, health information technology, and the challenges of changing a massive system with many moving parts. He talks about his involvement in the State Alliance for E-Health, which is working on privacy, licensure, and data communications across state lines. He discusses the state's TennCare program; his views on effective managed care; and his Cover Tennessee program, which seeks to provide low-income workers with an innovative low-cost insurance product focused on preventive care. [Health Affairs 26, no. 4 (2007): w456-w462 (published online 22 May 2007; 10.1377/hlthaff.26.4.w456)]

Key Words: Access To Care, Business Of Health, Consumer Issues, Health Reform, Insurance Coverage, Insurance Coverage - Children, Managed Care - Medicaid, State/Local Issues, Health Spending, Politics

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