Bill > HB0867

This bill establishes a maternal health monitoring pilot program administered by TennCare (Tennessee's Medicaid program) to provide improved healthcare for pregnant Medicaid recipients through remote patient monitoring technologies focused on maternal hypertension and diabetes. The program will select a managed care organization and technology vendor to provide eligible participants with preprogrammed monitoring devices that can collect and transmit health data like blood pressure, weight, and blood glucose levels, even in areas without broadband access. Eligible participants must be pregnant Medicaid recipients in a participating managed care organization, and the monitoring will be available during the second and third trimesters and up to three months postpartum. The technology vendor must provide training, employ healthcare providers or nursing teams to review data, create escalation pathways for urgent medical needs, and offer health coaching. The pilot program aims to include at least 300 participants across multiple Tennessee counties and must be operational within 180 days of the contract's initiation. The bill includes a legislative intent to appropriate $600,000 annually to support the program, and requires TennCare to submit annual reports evaluating the pilot program's effectiveness and potential for statewide expansion, with the first report due by January 1, 2026.

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https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0867&ga=114