Medicaid Covers a Million Fewer Children. Baby Elijah Was One of Them. Gordon Bonnyman, co-founder of the Tennessee Justice Center, which has been helping families struggling with lost coverage, was skeptical, saying the state response has revealed "a remarkable lack of curiosity about what happened to these kids." Tennessee had
Judges Strike Several Blows to Trump Immigration Policies Judges in three states ruled against a policy that would withhold green cards to immigrants who receive public assistance such as Medicaid. Another judge ruled on border wall funding. President Trump’s immigration agenda ran into legal blockades in courts around the country
Tennessee becomes first state with a plan to turn Medicaid into a block grant Tennessee unveiled a plan on Tuesday to convert Medicaid into a block grant — an idea long supported by conservatives that would rupture the federal government’s half-century-old compact with states for safety-net insurance for the poor. Tennessee
Replacing TennCare with Medicaid block grant could repeat past mistakes TJC's TAKEAWAY: The block grant proposal would make it easier for TennCare to violate federal protocol for Medicaid operators. This means less responsibility to help the most vulnerable Tennesseans. Tennessee is working to become the first state to convert its
ACA Lawsuit Would Cut Taxes for the Most Well-Off While Ending Health Coverage for Millions The Trump Administration and 18 state attorneys general are asking the courts to strike down the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA) as unconstitutional. If the lawsuit were to succeed, 20 million people would lose health
