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U.S. Attorney: TennCare has ‘Ultimate Responsibility’ for Medicaid Applications

Posted by: Brittany Sims on Aug 29, 2014

The U.S. Attorney’s office is rejecting assertions by TennCare that the federal government is to blame for a bungled Medicaid application process in Tennessee that has spawned a lawsuit, stating the burden lies with the state. The filing came just before oral arguments began this afternoon in front of U.S. District Judge Todd Campbell. Lawyers for the Tennessee Justice Center and two other nonprofits are asking the judge to force TennCare to set up a work-around until a behind-schedule $35.7 million computer system becomes operational. They are also asking the judge to grant the case class-action status, which would open the case up to other plaintiffs. TennCare is asking that the case be dismissed. The Tennessean has more.