News Report | August 19, 2018
KEPRO Awarded TennCare Contract For CHIP Application Processing Center
On June 30, 2018, Keystone Peer Review Organization (KEPRO) announced that it was awarded the TennCare application processing center contract for the state’s Children's Health Insurance Program, CoverKids, and for TennCare, the state’s Medicaid program. The new contract will support the state’s new eligibility determination system slated to launch in the spring of 2019. The contract began on June 15, 2018, and is slated to run through March 31, 2021. The contract is valued at $41 million.
A TennCare spokesperson said the state currently does not have an application processing center. Tennessee is currently a determination . . .