Tennessee Senate Approves Hospital Fee for Medicaid Program
April 30, 2010
The Tennessee Senate has approved a $239 million assessment on hospitals to pay for TennCare, the state's longstanding Medicaid expansion program, according to a report by Bloomberg Business Week.
The fee, endorsed by the Tennessee Hospital Association in February, will help TennCare avoid $659 million in cuts.
Read Bloomberg Business Week's report on Medicaid.
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