Tenn CareThe Good The Bad and The Ugly
Tenn Care: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly On January 1 1994 Tennessee made history by withdrawing from the federal governments Medicaid program and implementing a new health care reform plan called Tenn Care. Tenn Care extended health coverage not only to Tennesseans in the Medicaid population but also to people who are uninsurable or uninsured. On July 1 1995 Tenn Care reached 90%of its enrollment and closed enrollment to the uninsured. ... Tenn Care services are offered through MCO’s and BHO’s. These MCOs are paid a per member, per month fee for each Tenn Care enrollee. Page 2 As of March 2002 Tenn Care was a $5. ... Tenn Care has many problems facing it. ... The state of Tennessee is providing Tenn Care for too many people who truly do not qualify.