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TennCare Cuts Expected, Haslam Wants Feds To Release Funds

by Mike Morrow on October 24, 2011

Gov. Bill Haslam said he had been told specific legislation would be required for the federal government to release $82 million in TennCare funds owed to the state. Haslam said getting such a bill passed “will be difficult.” Cuts to Tennessee’s version of Medicaid are expected.

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Rising Health Care Costs Limiting Middle-Class Edu. Opportunities, says Governor

by Mike Morrow on June 18, 2011

Middle-income families are the ones facing the most pressure on tuition increases at state colleges and universities, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam said Friday. And he reiterated a theme he’s been hitting on a lot…

Tagged as: Bill Haslam, Board of Regents, Board of Trustees, Education, government, Health Care, medicaid, State Employees, tbr, tenncare, tennessee, UT

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Beavers to File Legislation Calling for States to Gain Control of Health Care

by TN Press Release Center on January 19, 2011

Press Release from State Senator Mae Beavers, Jan. 19, 2011:

(NASHVILLE, TN), January 19, 2011 – State Senator Mae Beavers (R-Mt. Juliet) said today she will file legislation calling for Tennessee to…

Tagged as: Health Care Compact, Mae Beavers, medicaid, medicare

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TennCare Fraud Perp Gets Prison

by Editorial Staff on January 12, 2011

A mere 12 days into the New Year, Tennessee has already seen plenty of TennCare fraud news, from “doctor shopping” to one case in which a health worker was sentenced to eight years in…

Tagged as: fraud, healthcare, medicaid, tenncare, tennessee office of inspector general

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Report Gives TennCare Orgs High Marks on Child Health Measures

by TN Press Release Center on September 5, 2010

State of Tennessee Press Release, September 3, 2010:

NASHVILLE — A new report shows continued improvement in the overall quality of health care provided to TennCare members through their managed care organizations.

The report,…

Tagged as: infant mortality, medicaid, tenncare

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Stable for Now, TennCare Demands Future Attention

by Mike Morrow on June 12, 2010

A consensus appears to have formed that the current leadership at TennCare has adroitly managed the operation — and the days of upheaval seem to have subsided, for now. But the new governor will find that cost-containment problems have not been solved.

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Bredesen Congratulates President on Health Care Vote

by TN Press Release Center on March 22, 2010

Statement from Gov. Phil Bredesen, March 22, 2010:

“I congratulate the President on the passage of his health care legislation. This is a significant accomplishment for his Administration that will allow more than 30…

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TennCare Cuts Coming Soon

by josh on February 24, 2010

Program reductions could be mitigated somewhat by a federal decision last week to rework a formula for determining how much money the state owes the federal government in “clawback” funds — perhaps giving the state another $120 million to work with. Lawmakers say they’re still concerned the cuts are going to hit many Tennesseans hard in the midst of this prolonged recession.

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