TennCare block grant passes pair of Senate committees, House expedites consideration

Four days after Tennessee became the first state in the country to receive federal approval for a Medicaid block grant waiver, Republicans in the Tennessee Legislature were working quickly to advance a resolution approving implementation of the proposal.

Senate Joint Resolution 25 passed the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee and the Senate Health and Welfare Committee on Wednesday afternoon along party line votes. The House voted Wednesday evening to suspend the rules to allow House committees to consider the proposal beginning Thursday.