Nationwide, enrollment in Affordable Care Act Marketplace plans has hit another record, jumping 13% from last year’s record. But almost all of the gains are from states like Tennessee that have refused to expand Medicaid.
They lost TennCare when paperwork was sent to a pasture, signaling the mess to come
Three years ago, Mason Lester, a rambunctious toddler, tumbled off his family’s porch and broke his wrist. His mother, nine months pregnant, rushed him to a nearby hospital, where she made a confounding discovery: Their health insurance had vanished.
Biden admin will allow TennCare’s controversial block grant, with some caveats
The Biden administration is making TennCare’s new block grant, approved under President Trump, more tenable to Democrats who fought it from the start. And TennCare officials say they’re open to alterations, though they have yet to submit a formal response.
A thousand Tennessee families are benefiting from new medical coverage for middle class households, and there’s no waiting list
Under a new TennCare program meant for middle and upper-income families, more than a thousand Tennessee children have signed up for coverage. But a year into the state’s Katie Beckett waiver, there’s still no waiting list.
Study: Residents Of Southern States Without Medicaid Expansion Have Far More Medical Debt
People who live in the South owe doctors and hospitals more than three times as much as those who live in the Northeast. That’s according to a new study that looked at unpaid medical debts in collections for the last decade and found that medical debt started shrinking after the implementation of Obamacare, as more people were covered by insurance.
TennCare Block Grant: Trump Administration Has Its Own Ideas, And They’re Different From Tennessee’s
The Trump administration’s long-awaited guidance on Medicaid block grants looks a lot different from what Tennessee has asked for. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has sent a letter to state directors outlining how to approach future requests.
Why The Possibility Of TennCare Converting To A Block Grant Has Opponents Growing Worried
Listen A proposed change to how Tennessee’s Medicaid program is funded by the federal government has some health care advocates worried. The state could be one of the first to ask for a so-called “block grant” to pay for the health care of low-income residents.
Haslam Sets February Date For Lawmakers To Decide Medicaid Expansion Plan’s Fate
The governor faces skepticism from his fellow Republicans for a plan that also has to pass muster with the Obama administration.
Haslam Says He Understands Frustration Over Insure Tennessee Delay
Gov. Bill Haslam says he understands why some state lawmakers are demanding more details about his plan to expand health coverage for the poor.
Doomed From The Start: Tennessee May Just Scrap Computer System For Determining Who Gets Medicaid
TennCare hired Northrop Grumman to build a system that supposed to be done a year and a half ago and remains nowhere near complete.
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