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Updated: 8:27 PM Nov 18, 2009
TennCare may have to cut enrollee benefits
TennCare officials say they will be forced to cut some enrollee benefits if Gov. Phil Bredesen asks them to make a 9 percent reduction in spending.
Posted: 7:57 PM Nov 18, 2009 |
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- TennCare officials say they will be forced to cut some enrollee benefits if Gov. Phil Bredesen asks them to make a 9 percent reduction in spending.
Bredesen heard from state departments during budget hearings that continued on Wednesday.
While most agencies have been asked to present plans to cut 6 percent from their spending plans for the budget year that begins July 1, the Bredesen administration has asked them to prepare an additional 3 percent cut in case economic conditions persist.
Officials for TennCare, the state's expanded Medicaid program, said the extra cuts would require changes to benefits, such as a $10,000 annual cap on inpatient care for non-pregnant adults.
TennCare director Darin Gordon said that would affect about 5,100 enrollees and save roughly $51 million.
TennCare has about 1.2 million enrollees.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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