1.0National Center for Law and Economic Justicehttps://nclej.orgAmy Paulhttps://nclej.org/author/amypaulNCLEJ Submits Public Comment Opposing Tennessee's Proposal to Turn TennCare into a Block Grant Program - National Center for Law and Economic Justicerich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="2EMjYSnRsO"><a href="https://nclej.org/news/nclej-opposes-tenncare-block-grant">NCLEJ Submits Public Comment Opposing Tennessee’s Proposal to Turn TennCare into a Block Grant Program</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://nclej.org/news/nclej-opposes-tenncare-block-grant/embed#?secret=2EMjYSnRsO" width="600" height="338" title="“NCLEJ Submits Public Comment Opposing Tennessee’s Proposal to Turn TennCare into a Block Grant Program” — National Center for Law and Economic Justice" data-secret="2EMjYSnRsO" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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On November 20, 2019, Tennessee submitted an application to the federal Center for Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). With its application, Tennessee is requesting that the Secretary of HHS waive certain...