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  • TennCare to Restart Renewals:

    Friday, December 23, 2022 | 05:03pm

    Nashville, TN – Today, Congress passed legislation which will end the Medicaid continuous enrollment requirement related to the COVID-19 pandemic on April 1, 2023. At that time TennCare will be required to reverify the eligibility status of everyone receiving TennCare or CoverKids benefits. One of TennCare’s top priorities during this process is to make sure all eligible members do not risk a gap in health care coverage.

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  • TennCare Study Shows Member Satisfaction at 95%

    Tuesday, December 06, 2022 | 09:18am

    The Impact of TennCare: A Survey of Recipients, 2022, shows that 95 percent of TennCare recipients were happy with the program’s quality of care, marking the 14th straight year in which satisfaction with TennCare exceeded 90 percent. “The continued high satisfaction rate from our TennCare members reflects the strong partnership with our TennCare providers and our shared commitment to improve lives through high-quality, cost-effective care,” said TennCare director Stephen Smith.

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  • Tennessee IT Projects Among National Finalists

    Tuesday, September 06, 2022 | 07:13am

    The Division of TennCare and Strategic Technology Solutions in the Department of Finance & Administration are among 31 projects out of 90 submitted from 16 states that are finalists for NASCIO’s State IT Recognition Awards.

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  • TennCare Begins Amendment Process Building on Successful Administration of TennCare III

    Tuesday, July 19, 2022 | 02:15pm

    NASHVILLE, TENN - Today, in response to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ June 30, 2022, letter, TennCare will begin the process of submitting Amendment #4 to the TennCare III waiver – an agreement that has been in effect and in operation since January 2021. The amendment process includes a public comment period from July 19 to August 19.

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  • TennCare Increases Health Care Benefits for Pregnant and Postpartum Women

    Thursday, March 31, 2022 | 10:46am

    Nashville, TN – Beginning April 1st, 2022, the Division of TennCare will officially expand health care benefits for pregnant and postpartum TennCare members.* Health care coverage for women will expand from sixty days to twelve months after pregnancy, which is called “postpartum”. Pregnant and postpartum mothers will also have a comprehensive dental benefit as part of this new coverage.

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  • TDMHSAS TennCare Publish Public Behavioral Health Workforce Report

    Thursday, December 09, 2021 | 09:39am

    TDMHSAS and TennCare today published the Public Behavioral Health Workforce Workgroup report. The document contains research, data, and strategies for addressing workforce challenges in publicly-funded mental health and substance use services, some of which have already translated into state budget requests proposed to Governor Bill Lee.

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  • TennCare Study Finds Fewer Children are Uninsured as COVID-19 Pandemic Eases

    Wednesday, November 17, 2021 | 01:39pm

    The Impact of TennCare: A Survey of Recipients, 2021, shows that 92 percent of TennCare recipients were happy with the program’s quality of care, marking the 13th straight year in which satisfaction with TennCare exceeded 90 percent.

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  • TennCare, DIDD Announce Historic Investment to Support Tennesseans with Disabilities

    Tuesday, November 02, 2021 | 01:18pm

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, TennCare and the Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (DIDD) announced a bold plan to invest up to $400 million of federal COVID-19 relief funds in direct supports for thousands of Tennesseans in need.

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  • Gov. Lee Visits Leaders to Discuss Tennessee’s Progress in Serving Disability Community

    Thursday, October 14, 2021 | 01:19pm

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Gov. Lee met with leaders in the disability community to discuss how Tennessee is leading in providing supports to individuals with disabilities. The visits included discussion around landmark technology being used in Tennessee to support adults seeking greater independence and an update on Tennessee’s strides in providing employment opportunities to those with disabilities.

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  • Overton Co. Man Charged with TennCare Fraud

    Monday, June 07, 2021 | 03:17pm

    A man in Overton County is charged with TennCare fraud and theft of services for allegedly failing to report substantial property when applying for state and federal healthcare insurance benefits through TennCare and Medicare.

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  • TennCare Study: High Satisfaction and Low Uninsured Rates for Children

    Thursday, February 18, 2021 | 12:48pm

    A new study by the Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, found the satisfaction rate among all TennCare recipients held steady at 94 percent, marking the 12th straight year above 90 percent. The Impact of TennCare: A Survey of Recipients, 2020, also showed the percentage of uninsured children in the state remained low at 2.8 percent.

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  • Almost 300 Children Enrolled in Katie Beckett Program

    Monday, February 01, 2021 | 10:19am

    NASHVILLE—The Division of TennCare and the Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (DIDD) announced that more than 290 children have been enrolled in the Katie Beckett Program since it opened for applications in late November 2020.

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  • Tennessee Medicaid Block Grant Waiver Amendment Approved by Federal Government

    Friday, January 08, 2021 | 12:54pm

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. – After more than a year of discussions and negotiations with the federal government, Tennessee’s Medicaid “Block Grant” waiver amendment received approval today by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Tennessee is the first state in the nation to be granted approval for this type of block grant arrangement, which will result in an innovative, alternative financing arrangement for its Medicaid program and provide additional flexibilities relative to its administration.

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  • Tennessee Medicaid Block Grant Waiver Amendment Approved by Federal Government

    Friday, January 08, 2021 | 12:11pm

    Nashville – After more than a year of discussions and negotiations with the federal government, Tennessee’s Medicaid “Block Grant” waiver amendment received approval today by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Tennessee is the first state in the nation to be granted approval for this type of block grant arrangement, which will result in an innovative, alternative financing arrangement for its Medicaid program and provide additional flexibilities relative to its administration.

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  • Joint Statement Regarding Privacy Breach

    Tuesday, December 22, 2020 | 10:28am

    TennCare, Gainwell Technologies LLC and Axis Direct, Inc. announced today that they have notified approximately 3,300 Medicaid members in the State of Tennessee of a privacy issue that may have impacted their protected health information.

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