What Is TennCare?
Medicaid programs are federally- and state-funded and designed to provide healthcare coverage to millions of people including those with disabilities, elderly adults, low-income families, and pregnant women.1 As of September 2021, approximately 78 million people across the country were covered by a Medicaid program.1
TennCare is the state of Tennessee’s Medicaid program, which went into effect on January 1, 1994. Since then, TennCare has become one of the oldest Medicaid-managed care programs in the U.S.2 Approximately 1.5 million Tennessee residents are covered by TennCare, which equates to approximately 20% of the state’s total population.2
There are different types of TennCare benefit packages, which provide varying levels of coverage for healthcare services.3 The benefits that are covered depend on the type of plan that you have. To learn more about what your specific TennCare plan covers, call TennCare Connect at 855-259-0701 or review your plan’s handbook.3 If you have further questions, you can also call your health plan at the number on the back of your card.