Obstacles to Work among TennCare Enrollees Potentially Affected by a Work Requirement
Education levels, poor health, and lack of home internet access or personal vehicles could hinder the ability of many to get and keep a job.
Who Is Exempt from Proposed TennCare Work Requirements?
Supporters and opponents of a proposed TennCare work requirement have disagreed about who would be exempt. This post attempts to bring some clarity to that debate.
Medicaid Expansion 101 & 6 Lessons for Tennessee
Tennessee can learn from other states' experiences with Medicaid expansion.
TennCare Work Requirements: 4 Things We’ve Learned from Legislative Action
TennCare expects work requirements to affect about 86,000 enrollees and cost the state $18.7 million per year.
6 Insights for the Debate over TennCare Work Requirements
If the proposed TennCare work requirement is to achieve its goals, our research shows there are several key issues policymakers may want to consider.
5 for TN: Health, Budget, Opioids, the Economy & TennCare
Five 1-page infographics on issues that affect Tennesseans in 2018.
Digesting the Feds’ New Guidance & 1st Approval of Medicaid Work Requirements
On January 11, 2018, the federal government released new guidance for states considering a Medicaid work requirement. One day later, Kentucky became the first state to get federal approval.
Healthy Debate 2018: Connections Between Tennessee’s Budget, Economy, and Health and Well-Being
Health, prosperity, public policy...all of these things are connected.
Medicaid Work Requirements in TN (3 of 3): Key Considerations for Policymakers
Defining the goals and details of a TennCare work requirement, seeking better data, investments in support services, and avoiding unintended consequences.
Medicaid Work Requirements in TN (2 of 3): Lessons from TN’s Welfare-to-Work Experience
Those weighing the trade-offs of adding a work requirement to TennCare may look for insights in Tennesee’s experience with the welfare-to-work policies of Families First.
