Thursday, February 14, 2019

TennCare expansion
Nine rural hospitals have already shut their doors in Tennessee within the past year, and a 10th one plans to close March 1. And so House Democrats say it is time to expand Tenncare and accept an additional $3.8 million dollars daily from Washington. The move would mean health insurance for 280,000 of Tennessee's working poor. Democrats say it would be a waste of time to try for a GOP-sponsored bill in an effort to secure a federal block grant for TennCare. Senate Republican leaders, who have consistently opposed Medicaid expansion under the 2010 federal Affordable Care Act, said last week their block grant effort might lead to a program to help some working poor with insurance premiums under their employers' health plans. "I think it's an idea that's being bandied about on their side to make it look like they actually care," says Rep. John Ray Clemmons, Democrat of Nashville, who was one of the Democrats who held a news conference to call for Medicaid expansion. Republican Governor Bill Lee ran for governor last year saying he won't expand Medicaid and is looking for other ways to address lack of health coverage, including addressing costs of care.


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