Tennessee Conservative
Tennessee Extended Its Three Contracts For The State’s Multibillion-Dollar Medicaid Program After It Was Delayed A Month By State House Republicans. The Fiscal Review Committee Extended Old Contracts Instead Of Entering Into The New Ones Agreed To In 2021 Because Of Centene’s Lawsuit.
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Health Care Services Company Centene Is Undergoing An Aggressive Push To Become One Of The Companies To Manage Tenncare Plans, Tennessee’s Medicaid Program. But Since 2021, The Company Has Settled Allegations That It Overbilled Or Fraudulent Charged Medicaid Programs In 17 Of The 30 States It Has Operated.
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The Days Of Skyrocketing Tax Revenues Are Likely Over, Multiple Budget Experts Told Tennessee’s Panel In Charge Of Predicting Revenue Growth. With No Revenue Growth, A No Sales Tax Holiday On Groceries Might Be A No-Go For Next Year.
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House Speaker Cameron Sexton Opposes Extension Of TennCare’s Primary Contracts As Part Of A Continued Effort To Award A Separate Health-Care Company, That Spent At Least $1 Million Trying To Influence Tennessee Politics Over The Last 15 Years, A Contract After TennCare Lost A Bid.
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Concerned That Longtime Community Corrections Providers Were Pushed Out Of The Bidding Process By Gov. Bill Lee’s Administration, Tennessee Lawmakers Are Set To Hold Hearings To Delve Into Changes That Circumvented The Legislature.
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Currently, In Tennessee, Hemp Products Containing A Small Amount Of THC Are Legal, And Efforts By Legislators To Ban Or Regulate Certain Hemp Products In The Volunteer State Failed To Move Forward During The Last Legislative Session.
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Tennessee Legislation That Would Have Stymied Social Media’s Censorship Of Tennessee Elections While Preserving The First Amendment Rights Of All Tennesseans In Today’s Online Public Square Is Dead For The Current Legislative Session.
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The Senate Sponsor Of TennCare Legislation Has Serious Reservations About Changing The Bill To Give The Nation’s Largest Medicaid Managed-Care Company A Multi-Billion-Dollar Contract After It Failed To Win A Bid.
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A Bill That Would Waive Tennessee’s License Plate Registration Fees For A Full Year Could Save Tennessee Drivers $121.6 Million Based On Legislative Estimates.
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The Joint Study Committee On Refugee Issues Met A Final Time To Approve And Adopt A Draft Of Their Review And Recommendations. Sen. Dawn White (Chair) Released The Report Immediately To The Tennessee Conservative.
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