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1. Insurers Offer Alternatives, But Many Likely To Lose Coverage - 1/11/2005 - insurancenewsnet.com
www.insurancenewsnet.com/artic - [Cached]Published on: 1/11/2005 Last Visited: 1/12/2005
"A lot of people on TennCare are otherwise uninsured or uninsurable for a reason," said Jane Debois, a health care analyst for HealthLeaders, a Nashville research group. "I think most insurance companies aren't going to rush in to try pick up their business."
She said the TennCare enrollment reductions increase the need for "a high-risk pool to cover those unable to obtain insurance in the traditional market because of health problems."
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Ms. Debois said some Tennesseans undoubtedly have signed up for TennCare who could afford conventional private-pay insurance plans.
"If you look at other states, there have been some gains made by companies marketing to individuals," she said.
