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TN HB0069

TN HB0069
As introduced, directs the commissioner of finance and administration to submit a waiver request to the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services to enable the state to provide medical assistance to the existing TennCare II waiver population and persons with incomes below 138 percent of the federal poverty line by means of a block grant of federal funds. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 56 and Title 71.

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Introduced
01/17/2017
In Committee
02/27/2018
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
04/25/2018

Introduced Session

110th General Assembly

Bill Summary

As introduced, directs the commissioner of finance and administration to submit a waiver request to the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services to enable the state to provide medical assistance to the existing TennCare II waiver population and persons with incomes below 138 percent of the federal poverty line by means of a block grant of federal funds. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 56 and Title 71.

AI Summary

This bill directs the Tennessee Commissioner of Finance and Administration to submit a waiver request to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide medical assistance to the existing TennCare II waiver population and individuals with incomes below 138% of the federal poverty line through a block grant of federal funds. The block grant would convert the federal share of all medical assistance funding for the state into a customized allotment that accounts for inflation and population growth.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Business and Industry, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways & Means Committee (on 03/21/2018)
(1 Companion Bills)

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