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Legislative Update 3-22-19
After weeks of working with our sponsors and following the leadership of House Children’s committee chairman Mary Littleton, an agreement has been reached to address the caseload issue for all [&hellip
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Legislative Update – 3-15-19
The voices of state employees were heard loud and clear this week in two important committees on the Longevity Pay bill and the DCS Caseload bill, two major bills in [&hellip
Read More »Legislative Update – 3-8-19
It was a busy week for TSEA and state employees. On Monday, Governor Bill Lee gave his first state of the state address outlining the priorities of his proposed state [&hellip
Read More »Legislative Update – Week Ending 3-1-19
Governor Bill Lee will present his State of the State speech Monday March 4, 2019 at 6 p.m. Central. We expect Governor Lee to announce a couple of initiatives that [&hellip
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State Revenues for January 2019
The state has announced revenues for January totaled $1.4 billion, which is $28.8 million more than budgeted and 2.81 percent greater than revenues received in January 2018. Year-to-date revenues for [&hellip
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ParTNers for Health Introduces New 2019 Wellness Program
ParTNers for Health has partnered with Active- Health Management, the state’s new wellness vendor, to help members achieve their health goals. And now there are new cash incentives available for [&hellip
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An important message for members enrolled in Cigna Health Insurance
In September of last year, Benefits Administration was informed that Cigna and Tenet Healthcare were terminating their relationship for 2019. This has changed and the organizations have reached an agreement. [&hellip
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2019 Regional Legislative Events
Our regional legislative events have proven to be a successful way to have legislators meet face to face with our members. We will continue that tradition in 2019 with some [&hellip
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Walmart signs multi-year agreement with CVS Caremark
Good news from Benefits Administration for state group insurance plan members who use Walmart for prescriptions; Walmart will remain in the CVS Caremark network. CVS Caremark has reached a new [&hellip
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TSEA thanks University of Memphis President Rudd for efforts on pay
The Tennessee State Employees Association thanks University of Memphis President M. David Rudd for his commitment to exploring ways to improve the pay of his University’s lowest-paid staff, as indicated [&hellip
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