A local lawmaker’s attempt to criminalize controlled substance use while pregnant was narrowly defeated this month after a state committee heard overwhelming testimony against it.
The most recent analysis of the Vanderbilt Child Health Poll by researchers in the Vanderbilt Center for Child Health Policy shows that insurance coverage for Tennessee children is beginning to rebound after a sharp increase in the rate of uninsured children in 2020.In 2020, about 9% of children were uninsured in the state, roughly double the rate of 4% in 2019. In late 2021, the rate decreased to 6% of Tennessee children being uninsured.The spike in uninsured children in 2020 was largely expl .