There are 3 article(s) tagged Medicaid block grant:

• January 2021

  • Feds approve state’s Medicaid block grant waiver

    The $8.6 billion waiver must be approved by the Tennessee General Assembly and sets a cap on TennCare funding with the state keeping a share of any savings if its spending comes in below the cap. 

    By Bill Dries January 09, 2021

• October 2019

  • Governor working on logistics for Memphis Medicaid block grant hearing

    Gov. Bill Lee confirmed Tuesday he is planning Memphis and Chattanooga public hearing dates on the state’s Medicaid block grant proposal. And he is not "not concerned about the legality" of the proposal.

    By Sam Stockard October 02, 2019

• September 2019

  • Camper asks governor to set Memphis hearing on Medicaid block grant plan

    Citing the large number of people likely impacted in Memphis, House Minority Leader Karen Camper is urging Gov. Bill Lee to schedule a Shelby County public hearing on the state’s Medicaid block grant proposal.

    By Sam Stockard September 24, 2019