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Tennessee’s Medicaid program will in a few months provide free diapers for covered children under the age of 2 – the first state Medicaid program to do so, the program said Tuesday.
TennCare, Tennessee's Medicaid program, provides health insurance coverage to more than 1.6 million low-income Tennesseans, ... How to get free diapers through TennCare.
Beginning on Aug. 7, TennCare and CoverKids members under two will be eligible to receive up to 100 free diapers per month, as part of the TennCare Diaper Benefit program.
Diaper need for infants and toddlers is a widespread issue. 1 in 3 mothers in the U.S. struggle to afford diapers. [1] A study of families in the U.S. and Canada reports that mothers have had to cut back on other necessities including food, utilities and childcare in order to cover the costs of diapers.
Section 1115 Research & Demonstration Projects: States can apply for program flexibility to test new or existing approaches to financing and delivering Medicaid and CHIP. Section 1915(b) Managed Care Waivers: States can apply for waivers to provide services through managed care delivery systems or otherwise limit people's choice of providers.
Tennessee will become the first state to give parents free diapers to families as part of its Medicaid program. The initiative, known as the TennCare III Amendment, has received federal approval ...
On May 1, 2018, NDBN launched the Alliance for Period Supplies, with about 50 allied programs nationwide. The program aims to make menstrual supplies free or affordable to all who need them. [7] The National Diaper Bank Network hosts an annual conference - The US Conference on Poverty and Basic Needs. The conference takes place in October.
Gov. Bill Lee visited Pruitt’s Discount Pharmacy in Nashville to hand deliver some of the first boxes of diapers distributed through the new benefit. TennCare diaper benefit reaches 9,000 ...