Tell TennCare “NO” to Cutting Important Nursing Care!

Tell TennCare “NO” to Cutting Important Nursing Care!

What’s going on:

• TennCare wants to change the rules for in-home nursing care.
• Right now, they look at what care a person needs for their health.
• The new rule would let TennCare decide based mostly on how much the care costs—not just on what a person needs.

This change affects people in programs like:

• ECF CHOICES
• CHOICES
• Katie Beckett

What this means:

• If in-home nursing costs more than care in a facility (like a nursing home), TennCare may say:
  • You have to get less care at home, even if it’s not enough.
  • Or you have to move into a facility, even if you don’t want to.

Why this is a problem:

• People may be forced to live somewhere they don’t choose.
• There aren’t enough beds in those places anyway.
• People could get sicker without the care they need.
• If TennCare does this for nursing care, they could do it for other services too.

What You Can Do:

Speak up and say NO to this rule. By June 23, 2025:

• Send an email comment
• Say you are against the rule and/or share your personal story with nursing services.
• Send it to: [email protected]
• Deadline: June 23 by 5:00 PM Central Time
• Speak at the hearing
  • In person:
    • June 23 at 2:00 PM Central
    • TennCare Office: 310 Great Circle Road, Nashville, TN
  • Online:
    • Join Link:
      • https://tn.webex.com/tn/j.php?MTID=m3cd2740275d27eeeba2a94961a9dc9ba
    • Webinar number: 2301 368 7154
    • Password: WpeDx79Dyf6 (or 97339793 by phone)
  • Contact your state lawmakers
    • Tell them you don’t support this change and/or share your personal story with nursing services.
    • Find their names and contact info at: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/Apps/fmlv3/lookup.aspx

For more detailed information, see this link

To see a copy of Tennessee Disability Coalition’s Public Comment on the proposed rule, see this link