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Thursday, July 23, 2009 | 07:03am
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Federal Court Grants State Relief from Long-Standing Court Order
Thursday, January 08, 2009 | 01:17pmNASHVILLE – The State of Tennessee today received relief from U.S. District Court, resolving a long-standing court order that will help minimize planned budget cuts in TennCare’s effort to meet its budget reductions for next year. The court granted the state permission to check the eligibility of 150,000 TennCare members, some of whom may no longer be eligible for the program. They are all members of a class of enrollees subject to a 21-year old court order known as Daniels.
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Federal Court Grants State Relief from Long-Standing Court Order
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State Seeks to Minimize TennCare Budget Cuts by Seeking Relief from 21-Year Old Court Order
Wednesday, January 07, 2009 | 01:18pmNASHVILLE - Facing mounting revenue shortfalls, the State of Tennessee today provided updated information to the U.S. District Court in Nashville concerning potential budget cuts that TennCare faces as a result of the deepening economic recession. The state is seeking relief from a long-running lawsuit known as Daniels that, if granted, could minimize the planned cuts that are needed to help balance the state’s budget.
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State Seeks to Minimize TennCare Budget Cuts by Seeking Relief from 21-Year Old Court Order
Wednesday, January 07, 2009 | 03:46am -
TennCare Expansion in Home and Community Based Services Approved by Feds
Wednesday, September 17, 2008 | 01:20pmNASHVILLE – TennCare announced today the approval of a planned expansion of home and community services. The federal government recently approved an expansion that will allow TennCare to serve 2.300 more people in its Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) program for the elderly and adults with physical disabilities. With the expansion, TennCare will provide these services to 6,000 individuals this year. The funds for the expansion were approved by the General Assembly in the state budget that passed in May.
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TennCare Expansion in Home and Community Based Services Approved by Feds
Wednesday, September 17, 2008 | 10:31am -
TennCare Awards Pharmacy Benefits Manager Contract to SXC Through Competitive Bid Process
Friday, April 25, 2008 | 01:21pmNASHVILLE – Through a competitive bid process, SXC Health Solutions Corp. has been awarded the Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM) contract with the Bureau of TennCare. The three-year, $35 million contract begins October 1, 2008. Two other PBM organizations, First Health and ACS, also submitted bids.
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TennCare Awards Pharmacy Benefits Manager Contract to SXC Through Competitive Bid Process
Friday, April 25, 2008 | 10:00am -
TennCare Awards Full-Financial Risk Managed Care Contracts in East and West Regions
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 | 01:23pmNASHVILLE — The TennCare Bureau announced today that BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee (BCBST) and UnitedHealth Plan of River Valley, Inc. (United) are the prevailing bidders in both the East and West grand regions of the state for TennCare’s managed care organization (MCO) contracts. TennCare placed the managed care contracts up for competitive bid in January 2008. The Middle region’s competitive bid process was completed last year.
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TennCare Awards Full-Financial Risk Managed Care Contracts in East and West Regions
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 | 09:51am -
TennCare Amends BHO Contracts: 100 percent of Managed Care Network Now At Risk
Thursday, January 12, 2006 | 06:00pm -
TennCare Amends BHO Contracts: 100 percent of Managed Care Network Now At Risk
Thursday, January 12, 2006 | 01:25pmNASHVILLE, Tenn. – TennCare Bureau Director, Dr. J.D. Hickey announced today that the TennCare Behavioral Health Organizations (BHOs) have accepted new risk-bearing contracts thus moving the Bureau’s entire medical and behavorial managed care network into financial risk agreements.