Amy Lawrence, TennCare spokesperson, said those in Group 3 “do not qualify for nursing home care but need ongoing hands-on support to delay or prevent the need for nursing home care.” ...

The federal public health emergency has been renewed at least 10 times in 90-day increments since January 2020. For TennCare, the state’s Medicaid program, and health care advocacy organizations ...

A TennCare spokeswoman said a revised plan for a Medicaid block grant won't be made public until the day it is submitted to the federal government. Click here for important updates to our privacy ...

For the first time ever, adults on TennCare will be eligible for extensive dental benefits, starting this year. According to TennCare, this means benefits for approximately 600,000 adults.

TennCare's developers had little managed care infrastructure on which to build in recruiting sufficient plans and provider capacity. In 1993 eleven small health maintenance organizations (HMOs ...