Medicaid access is vital to rural Tennesseans; the state just made it harder to keep | Healthcare Hollow

Tennessee's Medicaid program, TennCare, implemented new rules affecting the 'good cause' process for appealing coverage terminations, impacting enrollees like Keith Cottle, whose daughter's coverage was lost due to administrative errors. Over 600,000 TennCare enrollees were terminated in 2023, with many facing challenges like incorrect mail delivery and software glitches. A federal class-action lawsuit has been filed by the Tennessee Justice Center over these issues.