Bill > HJR0531

This Joint Resolution authorizes the Governor of Tennessee to take all necessary actions to expand enrollment in the state's Medicaid program, a government-funded health insurance program for low-income individuals and families. Specifically, it allows the Governor to implement "Insure Tennessee," a program described in a specific amendment to the state's TennCare demonstration, which is Tennessee's Medicaid program. The resolution also stipulates that the Governor can only continue to operate Insure Tennessee if it is funded by the federal government, or a combination of federal funds and money collected from hospitals to cover any shortfall in state funding that might arise from a decrease in federal support.