TennCare Medicaid program seeking change in copayment structure.
Executive Summary
TENNCARE SEEKING CHANGE IN PHARMACY COPAYMENT STRUCTURE, according to a recent memo from TennCare Director Rusty Siebert to Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration Commissioner Bob Corker. The memo responds to recommendations for TennCare improvements issued in early July by the Governor's Roundtable on TennCare and describes the Medicaid waiver program's own planned policy revisions.
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