Trump Last-Minute Approval of Tennessee Medicaid Demonstration Conflicts With Biden Health Care Goals Feb 8, 2021 | Hannah Katch | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities In a set of health care related executive orders, President Biden directed agencies to review demonstrations and waivers that could potentially harm Medicaid populations.
Commentary: A costly way to change the subject Jan 19, 2021 | Michele Johnson | Tennessee Lookout "A crucial feature of TennCare has been the open-ended nature of the federal funding: the feds match every dollar we spend on a 2:1 basis, with no ceiling. The new waiver alters that
The COVID-19 Pandemic is Exhibit A for Why Medicaid Block Grant Proposals Are Bad Policy April 3, 2020 | Kinika Young | Community Catalyst "Experts agree that any block grant would not solve these problems, and instead would further weaken Tennessee’s health care infrastructure, making it more difficult to respond in
Governor Bill Lee's proposed TennCare block grant: I'm not buying it Oct. 17, 2019 | Anne Ferrell Quillen | Tennessean Anne Ferrell Quillen counters Gov. Bill Lee's claims that the Medicaid block grant will save upwards of $1 billion and that eligibility will not be affected by his plan. Read
State Sen. Robinson: Governor gift-wraps refusal to expand Medicaid Sept. 18, 2019 | Sam Stockard | Daily Memphian Despite support from conservative backers and federal government, patient advocacy groups as well as some officials in Tennessee are concerned about what the Medicaid block grant will mean for TennCare eligibility in the
