The Tennessee Medicaid Program Covers:
TennCare is Tennessee’s Medicaid managed care program that provides health coverage for 1.2 million low-income children, pregnant women and disabled Tennesseans with an annual budget of $7 billion.
Major Medicaid Eligibility Categories in Tennessee
The information provided, below, is for reference only. Please visit the Department of Human Services to discuss your eligibility.
Families First (FF)
AFDC MO (1931)
AFDC Pregnant Women
Newborns
Medically Needy
Qualifying Individuals (QI 1)
PLIS (Poverty Level Income Standard)
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
SSI Pass-A-Long (Pickle)
Institutionalized Individuals
Qualified Disabled Working Individuals (QDWI)
Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries (QMB)
Special Low Income Medicare Beneficiaries (SLMB)
Women with Breast or Cervical Cancer
Non-Medicaid Eligibility Categories