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A Lewis County woman is charged with TennCare fraud in connection with doctor shopping, which involves visiting multiple doctors in a short period of time to obtain prescription drugs.

Today the Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) announced grant assistance has been awarded to 656 non-profit organizations across the state serving Tennessee communities. These grants are all provided through the new Tennessee Community CARES Program.

NASHVILLE – Today’s COVID-19 case count for Tennessee includes an increase of 645 new total cases. This is the result of a low volume of lab reports received during the Labor Day holiday weekend.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee National Guard’s Infectious Disease Team is working hard to improve health procedures in at-risk facilities throughout Tennessee.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Health is improving the format for sharing of data on COVID-19 to update how some metrics are calculated and reflect evolving knowledge of the pandemic. The new format will begin September 3, 2020 and reflect a change in how active cases are calculated and a correction in county of residence for some cases.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) has launched another round of targeted testing for COVID-19 in all state correctional facilities. In conjunction with the Department of Health, Department of Military, Core Civic and Centurion, additional testing will be conducted out of an abundance of caution and following the recent positive test results at the South Central Correctional Facility (SCCF).

An Anderson County woman is charged with TennCare fraud for allegedly receiving benefits through the healthcare insurance program although she was not eligible.

Tennessee’s mobile app, “MyTN,” gives citizens access to many state services and information, wherever they are.

For the week ending on August 29, 2020

Tennessee New Unemployment Claims Filed for the week ending on August 29, 2020

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Soldiers and Airmen with the Tennessee National Guard, who are working diligently alongside Tennessee’s Department of Health, Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, and various other state and local agencies have successfully administered over 300,000 COVID-19 tests since March.

The Tennessee Department of Agriculture’s Division of Forestry (TDF) is offering a variety of tree and shrub seedlings for reforestation and conservation projects. The East Tennessee Nursery in Delano, Tenn. produces forest seedlings and is accepting orders until April 30, 2021.

A woman in Southaven, Mississippi is charged with TennCare fraud and theft of property for allegedly reporting a Tennessee residence in order to obtain TennCare healthcare insurance benefits.

A Shelby County woman is charged with TennCare fraud and theft of services for failing to report her employment status and household income in order to obtain TennCare benefits she otherwise was not eligible to receive.

A Jefferson County woman is charged with TennCare fraud and theft of services for allegedly reporting a dependent in her home in order to obtain TennCare healthcare insurance benefits for herself.