NCLEJ Submits Public Comment Opposing Tennessee's Proposal to Turn TennCare Into a Block Grant Program
December 28, 2019
December 28, 2019
NEW YORK, Dec. 28 -- The National Center for Law and Economic Justice issued the following news:
On November 20, 2019, Tennessee submitted an application to the federal Center for Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). With its application, Tennessee is requesting that the Secretary of HHS waive certain federal Medicaid requirements that would allow the state to convert its Medicaid managed care program, called TennCare, into a "block gra . . .
On November 20, 2019, Tennessee submitted an application to the federal Center for Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). With its application, Tennessee is requesting that the Secretary of HHS waive certain federal Medicaid requirements that would allow the state to convert its Medicaid managed care program, called TennCare, into a "block gra . . .