Tuesday, 17 September 2019

Health Alert: Tennessee unveils plan to convert Medicaid into block grant, asking Trump administration for profound change to program

The proposal will test whether the Trump administration will allow a state to make such significant changes to the safety-net health insurance program for the poor. Conservatives since the Reagan administration have been pushing for block grants, which would give states lump sums of money while freeing them from many of Medicaid's rules.
 
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Health Alert Sep 17, 11:03 AM
 
 
Tennessee unveils plan to convert Medicaid into block grant, asking Trump administration for profound change to program

The proposal will test whether the Trump administration will allow a state to make such significant changes to the safety-net health insurance program for the poor. Conservatives since the Reagan administration have been pushing for block grants, which would give states lump sums of money while freeing them from many of Medicaid's rules.

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