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 times of crisis. In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Tennessee’s leaders must pay attention to the writing on the wall, withdraw the block grant proposal, and fully expand Medicaid without unnecessary red tape and restrictive barriers for consumers.” – Kinika Young, TJC Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy
Lieutenant governor willing to consider Biden’s Medicaid expansion
Lieutenant governor willing to consider Biden’s Medicaid expansion Mar 24, 2021 | Sam Stockard | Tennessee Lookout "[McNally] joins other leaders in non-expansion states who understand that it would be unwise not to consider
Tennessee Republicans Open to Medicaid expansion talks as Biden sweetens the deal
Tennessee Republicans Open to Medicaid expansion talks as Biden sweetens the deal Mar 23, 2021 | Brett Kelman and Natalie Allison | Tennessean Lt. Gov. McNally is reconsidering his longstanding opposition to Medicaid expansion
Gov. Lee announces all Tennesseans ages 16+ will be eligible to get vaccinated starting April 5
Gov. Lee announces all Tennesseans ages 16+ will be eligible to get vaccinated starting April 5 Mar 22, 2021 | News Staff | Fox 13 Memphis Gov. Bill Lee announced this afternoon that
COVID relief extends Medicaid’s pregnancy health insurance benefit to a full year
COVID relief extends Medicaid’s pregnancy health insurance benefit to a full year Mar. 19, 2021 | Sabri Ben-Achour | Marketplace Tennessee ranks in the bottom ten of states nationwide in terms of maternal
Medicaid Expansion Bid Gains as Holdout States Eye New Perk
Medicaid Expansion Bid Gains as Holdout States Eye New Perk Mar 19, 2021 | Alex Ruoff | Bloomberg Government Under the American Rescue Plan, the 12 holdout states, including Tennessee, who have not expanded