CMS Now Accepting Public Comments On Tennessee Block Grant Plan

CMS on Wednesday (Nov. 27) opened the federal public comment period on Tennessee’s controversial 1115 waiver proposal to convert some of its federal Medicaid funding into a block grant. Tennessee unveiled its proposal in September . The state seeks new flexibility in managing its Medicaid program in exchange for accepting limited federal funds, rather than the traditional open-ended federal matching funds. During a state public comment period on the proposal before the waiver was submitted to CMS, the state received...