48K Lost TennCare In June; Enrollment Numbers Remain At 1.76 Million
More Than 48,000 Of The More Than 150,000 Up For TennCare Renewal In June Lost Coverage, According To A New Report From TennCare.
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TennCare Retains Enrollment Of 1.76M In August
Tennessee Projected Its TennCare Enrollment Numbers To Eventually Drop From A High Of Nearly 1.8 Million To 1.3 Million, But Those Numbers Have Yet To Show A Significant Drop Due To The Re-Start Of The Eligibility Determination Program In April.
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Tennessee Senate-House Stalemate Broken, Special Session Officially Adjourns
On The Sixth Extraordinary Day Of Tennessee’s Special Session For ‘public Safety,’ The Senate Concurred With Several Amendments Made By The House To Bills They Had Already Passed And Officially Adjourned Until January.
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Flood Of Special Session BIlls Address “Illegal Supply Of Guns To Minors,” Taxpayer-Funded Mental Health Care, Compulsory DNA Collection, Creating A Felony Offense For Threats
The Latest Set Of Special Session Bills Focus In On Quelling The “Illegal Supply Of Guns To Minors,” The Supplying Of “Free” Firearm Locks, Lowering The Number Of Days Courts Must Notify The TBI Of Final Dispositions Of Criminal Proceedings, TennCare Assistance For Adults And Children With Serious Mental Illness Or Emotional Disturbance, The Compulsory Collection Of DNA From Those Accused Of Felonies, And Creating A Felony Offense For Threatening Acts Of Mass Violence.
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27K Lost TennCare Coverage In May But Near-Record Enrollment Has Remained
Tennessee Saw 27,000 Lose Medicaid Coverage In May As The State Continues Its Process Of Redetermining TennCare Eligibility Following The End Of Federal Covid-19 Pandemic Rules.
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Mental Health Funding, TennCare Coverage Waiver Are Special Session Priorities
When A Special Session On Public Safety Begins Aug. 21, Gov. Bill Lee Will Call For Increased Spending To Help Grow And Retain Mental Health Professionals In The State Along With Requesting Matching Federal Funds For Medicaid To Cover Mental Health And Substance Use Disorders.
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31,000 Lost TennCare Coverage In First Month Of Redetermination Process
Tennessee Saw More Than 31,000 Members Lose TennCare Coverage In The First Month Of Redetermination, According To A Recent Unwinding Report.
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TennCare Enrollment Reached 1.8M In May As COVID Emergency Rules Ended
Nearly 1.8 Million Tennesseans Were Enrolled In TennCare, The State’s Medicaid Program, In May According To Numbers Released Wednesday By The Department.
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Tennessee Supreme Court Strikes TennCare Cap On Emergency Room Payments
Tennessee Taxpayers Could, Under A New Court Ruling, Be Liable For Years Of Back Payments To Emergency Room Doctors.
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Analysis: How Nashville And Its Suburbs Subsidize Tennessee’s State Government
The Vast Majority Of Tennessee Counties Rely On Nashville-Davidson And Williamson Counties To Provide The Tax Dollars To Keep Funding State Operations In Their Counties, An Analysis Found.
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