TennCare

Officials say Tennessee’s Medicaid program is on sound financial footing; a court ruling may require TennCare to reinstate tens of thousands of people.

National health care groups warned in 2022 that the unusual Tenncare fund now being used for disaster relief would redirect dollars away from low-income enrollees

A federal court said Tennessee’s Medicaid program broke the law when it mistakenly canceled coverage for thousands of people.

Tennessee’s Medicaid safety net program unlawfully terminated coverage for thousands of Tennessee families, running afoul of the Constitution, federal Medicaid law and protections for people with disabilities, a federal court ruled Monday.

Not everything on Gov. Bill Lee’s wish list made it into the state budget this year, but lawmakers did sign off on his plan to invest in access to health care for rural Tennesseans.

More than 31,000 Tennesseans have lost TennCare coverage after federal regulations expanding access to the healthcare program during the COVID-19 pandemic ended earlier this year.

Tennessee’s Medicaid program, known as TennCare, may be forced to repay the federal government $400 million or more. An audit finds that the state agency inflated estimates of charity care.

Tennessee lawmakers rarely debate consequential legislation in the first few days of a session. But the General Assembly is forgoing precedent to alter…

The federal government has given approval for Tennessee to provide Medicaid coverage to some children of middle-class families. To qualify, the children…

Medicaid expansion remains a long shot in Tennessee. But a key lawmaker is pledging to give it a fair hearing this year.Details of the bill haven’t been…