Thirteen Medicaid enrollees, a pediatrician, and the Tennessee Justice Center are challenging the approval of the TennCare III project as a violation of the APA. The approval caps the amount of federal funding available to the State, continues Tennessee’s decades-long waiver of retroactive coverage, and permits the State to restrict coverage of medically necessary prescription drugs.
In a formal complaint filed January 31, the National Health Law Program (NHeLP), the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), and Upturn urge the Federal…