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TN Still Must Decide on Health Insurance Exchange

The deadline nears for Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam to decide how the state will comply with a key component of the federal health care law. Haslam’s administration has been on the fence about whether to recommend a state-run health insurance exchange or to defer to the federal government to create it. Haslam says he leans toward having more state control, but criticizes the federal government for not divulging details about how much flexibility the state would have.  Tennessee is one of 10 states that have not yet made a decision on the matter. The deadline is Dec. 14.

Whitney grew up listening to Car Talk to and from her family’s beach vacation each year, but it wasn’t until a friend introduced her to This American Life that radio really grabbed her attention. She is a recent graduate from Union University in Jackson, Tenn., where she studied journalism. When she’s not at WKMS, you can find her working on her backyard compost pile and garden, getting lost on her bicycle or crocheting one massive blanket.
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