TennCare offers new breastfeeding benefits
Tennessee ranks 40th in women’s and children’s health, according to 2022 data from the United Health Foundation. (Tribune Review, Jasmine Goldband/AP Photo file)
TennCare officials say the new lactation benefits are funded by shared savings from the state’s Medicaid waiver agreement with the federal government.
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TennCare maternal healthAisling Mäki
Aisling Mäki has spent the better part of two decades writing about Memphis. A former digital journalist for WMC Action News 5 and staff reporter for Memphis Daily News, her work has also appeared in The Commercial Appeal, High Ground News, I Love Memphis, Inside Memphis Business, The Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent, Memphis Magazine and Tri-State Defender.
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