A longtime leader in Tennessee’s Medicaid program is taking a new job with the city of Nashville. Wendy Long has been hired to head Nashville’s public health department, according to a joint announcement Monday afternoon.
Thousands Of Tennessee Children Are Losing Insurance Coverage, Study Finds
Listen The number of uninsured children in the U.S. has started going the wrong way after nearly a decade of improvement. And Tennessee is part of the problem, according to a study published Thursday by Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families.
TennCare Purges Enrollees Who No Longer Qualify, Slashes Rolls By 100K
Listen More than 100,000 people have lost coverage from TennCare over the last year, according to monthly figures kept by the agency. The state’s Medicaid program has been playing catch-up in purging people who no longer qualify for benefits.
Coverage Delays For TennCare Enrollees On Trial
Listen Litigation challenging delays in TennCare coverage for people who qualify finally goes to trial this week, four years after a class action lawsuit was filed. TennCare argues the problems are sufficiently resolved, while the Southern Poverty Law Center presses for a more effective fix.
Want To Weigh In On TennCare’s Looming Work Requirement? Feedback Period Begins
Listen TennCare wants to hear what people think about a new work requirement, now that the agency has submitted a draft plan to the federal government. But Tennessee is still at least two years away from implementation.
Tennessee’s Health Care ‘Navigators’ Face 80 Percent Budget Cuts In Federal Funding
Listen A healthcare program that funds ‘navigators’ who assist people in signing up for insurance and maintaining coverage is being drastically slashed. The budget is being cut from about $1.5 million to a maximum of $300,000. For the approximately 500,000 Tennesseans without insurance, the cut could mean they would be on their own to navigate […]
Tennessee’s Health Care ‘Navigators’ Face 80 Percent Budget Cuts In Federal Funding
Listen A healthcare program that funds ‘navigators’ who assist people in signing up for insurance and maintaining coverage is being drastically slashed. The budget is being cut from about $1.5 million to a maximum of $300,000. For the approximately 500,000 Tennesseans without insurance, the cut could mean they would be on their own to navigate […]
Tennessee Yields To Pressure From Doctors, Slowing A Once-Lauded Cost-Cutting Measure
Listen After months of resisting pressure from doctors, Tennessee’s Medicaid program is slowing down an initiative meant to make physicians more cost conscious. They’ve complained about the so-called “episodes of care” payment model since its inception, though doctors initially cooperated with state officials in designing the program.
Physicians Can’t Sway Legislators To Pause TennCare Cost Control Program
Listen Tennessee doctors failed to convince the legislature that the way TennCare is starting to pay them isn’t working. Physicians called it their top priority for the legislative session. Lawmakers have agreed to study the program but not pump the brakes.
Top Republican In Legislature Puts The Brakes On TennCare Work Requirement
Listen A plan to add a work requirement to TennCare seems to be in doubt, as the top Republican in the state Senate raises questions about the cost and design of the proposal. That’s delayed a final vote, though Senate Speaker Randy McNally is stopping short of saying the idea is dead.
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