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March 29, 2022
McCutchen v. Becerra, D.D.C.
Jane Perkins and Catherine McKee Cases
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…
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May 26, 2020
A.M.C. v. Smith, Middle District of Tennessee
Elizabeth Edwards and Sarah Grusin Cases
Thirty-five children and adults from across Tennessee brought a class action challenging the State for wrongfully terminating people’s health insurance under Tennessee’s Medicaid program, known as TennCare. The Plaintiffs allege that TennCare’s system for reevaluating eligibility is defective and fails to provide the notice and opportunity for hearing required…
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December 23, 2019
Letter to CMS Requesting Extension for TennCare II Demonstration Comment Period
Jane Perkins Letter
On Monday, December 23, 2019, the National Health Law Program sent a letter to CMS Administrator Seema Verma asking her to extend the public comment period for Tennessee’s section 1115 waiver application that seeks to transform the State’s Medicaid program into a block grant. The CMS comment site is…
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December 19, 2019
NHeLP Comments to Tennessee TennCare II Amendment 42 Waiver Application
Leonardo Cuello Comments
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November 26, 2019
Letter to CMS Concerning TennCare II Demonstration
Jane Perkins Letter
In a letter to administrator Seema Verma, the National Health Law Program has asked CMS to return Tennessee’s recently submitted section 1115 application to the State. Tennessee says the proposal would create a block grant. However, the NHeLP letter says the proposal is so short on specifics and is…
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October 19, 2018
Amicus: Tennessee v. U.S. Department of State, Sixth Circuit
Sarah Grusin Cases
Tennessee challenged the federal Medicaid statute’s requirement to provide Medicaid coverage to refugees as unconstitutionally coercive. Our amicus brief described the history of the Medicaid eligibility for immigrants, highlighting that the requirement to provide Medicaid to refugees has been part of Medicaid’s requirements since its inception in 1965. Partners:…
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McCutchen v. Becerra, D.D.C.

A.M.C. v. Smith, Middle District of Tennessee

Letter to CMS Requesting Extension for TennCare II Demonstration Comment Period

NHeLP Comments to Tennessee TennCare II Amendment 42 Waiver Application

Letter to CMS Concerning TennCare II Demonstration

Amicus: Tennessee v. U.S. Department of State, Sixth Circuit