What's New With TennCare
TennCare FY 2013 Budget
Click here for TennCare FY 2013 Recommended Budget Presentation.
What is TennCare?
TennCare is the State of Tennessee's Medicaid program that provides health care for 1.2 million Tennesseans and operates with an annual budget of approximately 8 billion dollars. For further details about the program, you can view a TennCare 101 Presentation or continue reading the TennCare overview here.
National Health Reform and Medicaid
On March 23rd, 2010, the President signed the Affordable Care Act into law. This act will reform national health care and change many aspects of health care including Medicaid programs like TennCare. For information on how TennCare will be affected click here.
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Public Notice and Notice of Hearings
TennCare Preparing to Submit a Request to Extend the TennCare Waiver
Overview
TennCare is an expansion of the State of Tennessee's Medicaid program, a demonstration program that has operated under a waiver from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) since 1994, and that will expire on June 30, 2013. The principle being "demonstrated" by TennCare is that a state can organize its Medicaid program under a managed care model and generate sufficient savings to extend coverage to additional populations who would not otherwise be eligible for Medicaid, without compromising quality of care. ...more
TennCare Proposal for "TennCare PLUS"
On May 17, 2012, the Bureau of TennCare submitted a proposal to the Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office (MMCO) in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The program described in the proposal is called "TennCare PLUS." ...more
Nursing Facility Level of Care Changes
TennCare to Revise Nursing Facility Level of Care Changes
TennCare is preparing changes to the Nursing Facility Level of Care requirements for entry into CHOICES, TennCare's program of long-term services and supports for individuals who are elderly or physically disabled. These changes, which will be applied only to new applicants for CHOICES, are designed to target Nursing Facility services to persons with higher acuity of need, while simultaneously making Home and Community Based Services more broadly available. ...more
The TennCare/Medicaid Provider Incentive Program
to Encourage Electronic Health Record Adoption
Medicaid agencies like TennCare will be administering the distribution of federally-funded incentive payments to qualifying providers and hospitals that adopt federally-certified electronic health record systems. For more information about the TennCare/Medicaid Provider Incentive Program please click here.
TennCare's Recent Reports
- FY 2013 Proposed Budget (pdf, 776kb)
- Enrollment Data
- Eligibility Reference Guide (pdf, 269kb)
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