Tennessee will seek approval to use Medicaid block grant

(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review)

Tennessee is poised to be the first state to ask the federal government to approve a plan for a Medicaid block grant, according to Politico.

State Republican lawmakers on May 2 signed off on a bill requiring the state to submit its plan to President Donald Trump’s administration within six months, the Politico report reads. A spokesperson told the publication Gov. Bill Lee will sign the bill.  Continue reading article here…

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