Starting on May 1st Tenncare will begin sending letters to 150,000 Tennesseans who are currently recieving Tenncare benefits.  40,000 letters will be sent May 1st and this process will continue on the 1st of each month until all 150,000 have been notified.

If you received SSI (Supplemental Security Income) from Social Security after 1987, and no longer recieve these payment, you will receive a letter from Tenncare.  

Advocates for this vulnerable part of our Tennessee population feel like these cuts could not come at a more diffucult time for our residents.  The cuts also seem to violate the state’s terms for reciving money under the stimulus bill or ARRA(American Recover and Reinvestment Act) which says that the states medicaid roles have to stay as they were in July of 2008.

Please watch the following video to learn more about the back ground of these planned cuts.  After watching, scroll down to learn what you can do to best prepare yourself, loved one or patient if faced with the potential cuts.

Part One

Part Two

How the process will work-

The first 40,000 letters will be sent May 1st.  These letters will include the Peach Form(Click this link to see the form peach-form) and are a request for more information.  The Peach Form must be returned within 30 days.

What can you do?

  • Confirm your address with Tenncare , Social Security and DHS
  • DHS by writing the county office or calling 1-866-311-4287.
  • Mail address info. to the TennCare Bureau at: P. O. Box 22630, Nashville, TN 37202.  Keep a copy with the date you sent it.
  • If they get a Social Security check now, report address also to Social Security by calling 1-800-772-1213
  • Be sure to return the for withing the 30 day window, even if you cannot complete all of the required information you must return the form withing this time frame.
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  • Contact your local senator and representative – find them at http://www.legislature.state.tn.us or 1-800-449-8366

Watch the following video with Gordon Bonnyman of the Tennessee Justice Center.  Gordon talks about what you can to to if you receive a letter requesting more information.

Resources :

Tennessee Justice Center

Tennessee Healthcare Campaign

Peach Form

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