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September 4, 2024
Case Explainer: AMC v. Smith
Sarah Grusin and Elizabeth Edwards Case Explainer
On August 26, 2024, a federal court handed down a major victory for Medicaid enrollees in Tennessee, including people with disabilities, in the case A.M.C. v. Smith. The case was brought by the Tennessee Justice Center, National Health Law Program, National Center for Law and Economic Justice, and pro…
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August 3, 2023
Recent Filing in Lawsuit Describes Medicaid Unwinding Harms in Tennessee
Sarah Grusin and Elizabeth Edwards Issue Brief, Fact Sheet, Case Explainer
Medicaid enrollees in Tennessee filed a lawsuit challenging the bureaucratic maze they have to navigate when trying to renew their Medicaid coverage under TennCare (Tennessee's Medicaid program). The case, A.M.C. v. Smith, was brought by the National Health Law Program, Tennessee Justice Center, National Center for Law & Economic Justice,…
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December 2, 2022
Managed Care Sanctions: An Important Tool for Accountability
Daniel Young Manual/Report
This report is part of the National Health Law Program’s ongoing work on accountability in Medicaid managed care, focusing on sanctions, which are one of the tools available to states to hold managed care organizations (MCOs) accountable for failing to meet their obligations. Our research indicates that the states…
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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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Case Explainer: AMC v. Smith

Recent Filing in Lawsuit Describes Medicaid Unwinding Harms in Tennessee

Managed Care Sanctions: An Important Tool for Accountability

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