Tennessee's TennCare program has been a model for containing Medicaid costs through the use of a universal and mandatory managed care program, and the state's definition of "medical necessity" has ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A Tennessee law creating a TennCare buy-in program for people with disabilities has been stalled waiting for federal approval from the Center for Medicaid Services for ...

TennCare serves primarily low-income women, children, seniors, and people with disabilities. The program covers 20% of Tennessee's population, 50% of births, and half of all children in the state.

In 2010, the year that President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, about 46.5 million people in the U.S. lacked health insurance coverage. That number had declined by nearly ...

In 2010, the year that President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, about 46.5 million people in the U.S. lacked health insurance coverage. That number had declined by nearly ...