TennCare Behavioral Health Plan Finally Off and Running
OPEN MINDS The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry News Tennessee's plan for managed behavioral health, TennCare Partners, is finally off the ground as of July 1. Tennessee joins Massachusetts, Nebraska, and Iowa in implementing a statewide behavioral health carve-out. The TennCare program covers 1.2 million Medicaid recipients and uninsured residents. The state has signed separate agreements with two managed care organizations (MCOs): Premier Behavioral Systems, a joint venture of Green Spring Health Services, Inc., FHC Options, Inc., and Foundation Health PsychCare Services; and Tennessee Behavioral Health, a joint venture between the managed care division . . .