Updates to State Health Insurance
Open Enrollment on Monday October 4th
October 2, 2010
TennCare Announces The Opening of Standard Spend Down
The TennCare Standard Spend Down program is opening enrollment for the first time to new applicants beginning Monday, October 4, 2010. Standard Spend Down is available for a limited number of low income individuals, or those with high, unpaid medical bills who are aged, blind, disabled, or the caretaker relative of a Medicaid eligible child. Eligible individuals must have enough unpaid medical bills to meet the “spend down” threshold to qualify for and keep their coverage.
A special call-in phone line through the Tennessee Department of Human Services has been set up for interested applicants. The only way to request an application is by calling the toll-free number from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday, October 4, 2010.
A special call-in phone line through the Tennessee Department of Human Services has been set up for interested applicants. The only way to request an application is by calling the toll-free number from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday, October 4, 2010.
The number is 1-866-358-3230 and will be open between 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. CST on October 4th. The phone lines will be open from 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. on subsequent weekdays until 2,500 interested applicants call in.
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