TennCare Asks to Keep the Waiver

TennCare is a federal waiver program that is approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Under the waiver, TennCare can do some things that Medicaid can’t do. TennCare can enroll some people who are not eligible for Medicaid. TennCare can offer more benefits than Medicaid. TennCare has to stay within its budget, however.

TennCare is a managed care program. Members belong to health plans that help them get the services they need.

Waiver programs have to be approved every few years. On December 22, 2015. TennCare asked CMS for approval. The new waiver would start on July 1, 2016.

We did not ask to change anything about TennCare for the new waiver. We want to keep everything as it is. We don’t want anything that we have today to stop.

You may read the approval request and other items about keeping TennCare.

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