77,000 TennCare Beneficiaries Lose Benefits in First Round ofReverification
November 18, 2002 77,000 TennCare Beneficiaries Lose Benefits in First Round of Reverification More than 77,000 TennCare Beneficiaries will lose coverage under the program because they missed the October 29, 2002, deadline. The eligibility reverification is part of a waiver approved by the federal government earlier this year allowing that state to restructure eligibility and benefits offered under TennCare. The waiver requires TennCare to reverify all non-Medicaid-eligible beneficiariesÂ’ eligibility in the program, leaving about 159,000 current beneficiaries ineligible for coverage under new guidelines. The October 29 deadline was set for the recipients receiving the first . . .