TN: Welfare Reform
Groups Urge Long-Term Solutions After States Cut Federal Unemployment
By Katie Fleischer for Ms. MagazineBroadcast version by Lily Böhlke for Tennessee News Service/Public News Service NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- After …
TN adopta Enfoque a Través de Datos para Ayudar a Estudiantes a Terminar su “College”
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Siguen las disparidades entre las líneas racial y socioeconómica cuando se trata de quién tiende más a …
TN First State to Submit Medicaid Block Grant Proposal
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee has become the first state to submit a Medicaid block grant proposal to federal officials. If approved, the …
Report Cites Big Drop in Number of Medicaid- or CHIP-Enrolled TN Children
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The number of children who are not enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP, the Children's Health Insurance Program, is on the rise…
Opponents: TennCare Work Requirement Could Cost in Long Run
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The idea of requiring TennCare recipients to work in order to receive benefits might sound like a reasonable proposal on its …
Poll: Medicaid Working Requirement Part of War on Health Care
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee House Speaker Beth Harwell says she has legislation that will require some able-bodied Medicaid enrollees to work…
Tenn. Mental-Health Care Availability Could Be at Risk
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- While the fate of the Affordable Care Act hangs in limbo, one sector of the population is particularly vulnerable to changes in …
Report: Improved Economy Means Fewer in Need of Food Assistance
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - More than 19 percent of Tennesseans receive government food assistance, but a report released by the United States Department of …
"What If?": How Poverty Intervention Programs Impact TN Children
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Every day, intervention programs assist Tennessee children and their families in surviving the effects of poverty. A report …
La inscripción Abierta a Medicare Part D ya está en marcha en TN
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – A más de un millón y medio de tennesseés que tienen Medicare se les está pidiendo revisar nuevamente …
TN Senator Withdraws Bill To Link Welfare and School Grades
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Legislation that would link a family's welfare payments to its children's grades in school was withdrawn from the Tennessee Senate …
New Dental Provider for TennCare to Save State 3.5 Million
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - TennCare's new dental benefits manager (DBM) will administer dental benefits to more than 730,000 children who are currently on …