Medicaid in Tennessee
Expert guides about medicaid in Tennessee from Brevy Care.
How to Protect Your Home from Medicaid in Tennessee (2026)
The most common question Tennessee families ask when facing nursing home placement is whether TennCare will take Mom's house.
Tennessee Medicare Savings Programs: QMB, SLMB, QI (2026)
If you're a Tennessean on Medicare with limited income, a Medicare Savings Program can pay your Part B premium, cost-sharing, or both, and automatically enroll you in Part D Extra Help.
Tennessee PACE Program (2026)
If an aging parent needs nursing-facility-level care but wants to keep living at home, the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) can make that possible.
Tennessee Medicaid Spousal Impoverishment (2026)
When one spouse needs nursing home or HCBS-waiver Medicaid in Tennessee, federal spousal impoverishment rules stop the program from leaving the at-home spouse with nothing.
Tennessee Medicaid 5-Year Lookback and Penalty Divisor (2026)
If you're applying for TennCare CHOICES (Tennessee's Medicaid long-term-services program), every dollar your loved one moved out of their name in the last 60 months can extend the wait for coverage.
Tennessee Qualified Income Trust / Miller Trust (2026)
Go even one dollar over Tennessee's $2,982/month Medicaid income cap (2026) and a long-term care application is denied, because the state has no medically needy pathway for adults.
Tennessee Personal Needs Allowance (PNA) (2026)
When someone moves into a nursing home on TennCare, almost all of their monthly income goes to the facility, but they keep a small Personal Needs Allowance (PNA) for things Medicaid does not cover.
Tennessee BlueCare Plus FIDE D-SNP (2026)
If you or a family member in Tennessee has both Medicare and TennCare (Tennessee's Medicaid program), the way those two programs work together changed materially on 1/1/2026.
Tennessee Medicaid (TennCare): The Complete 2026 Guide
TennCare is Tennessee's Medicaid program, covering roughly 1.4 million Tennesseans in 2026.
TennCare Covered Services 2026: Complete Benefits Guide
If you just got approved for TennCare, or you're trying to figure out whether a procedure, prescription, or doctor visit will be covered, this is the answer. Three things to know before you start.
TennCare Income Limits 2026: Tennessee Medicaid Eligibility Guide
If you typed "TennCare income limit" into Google and got back a single number, you got bad information. Tennessee Medicaid does not have one income limit.
TennCare Estate Recovery 2026, Will Medicaid Take Your House in TN?
The short answer: probably not. And if there is a recovery claim, it's narrower than most families fear. Tennessee is one of the more member-friendly Medicaid estate recovery states in the country.
Tennessee Medicaid HCBS Waivers (2026)
If you've searched "Tennessee Medicaid waivers" and gotten a list that includes things like "Aged & Disabled Waiver" or "Elderly & Disabled Waiver," that list is wrong for Tennessee.
Medicare vs Medicaid in Tennessee: TennCare Difference Explained
These two programs sound almost the same. They are not. Medicare is federal health insurance based on age (65+) or qualifying disability.
TennCare Dental Coverage 2026, Adult & Kid Benefits Guide
If the last thing you heard about TennCare dental was "adults only get pulled teeth in an emergency," that's no longer the rule.
TennCare MCOs Compared (2026), BlueCare, UHC, Wellpoint
Tennessee runs the most concentrated Medicaid managed care market in the country.
Tennessee Medicaid Nursing Home: TennCare CHOICES Group 1
When a parent's hospitalization ends in a nursing home admission, the question that lands within forty-eight hours is the same in every Tennessee family: who is going to pay for this?
How to Apply for TennCare in 2026: Senior Application Guide
You can apply for TennCare, Tennessee's Medicaid program, in four ways: online through the TennCare Connect portal, by phone, on paper, or in person.
Tennessee Medicaid Programs for Seniors: A 2026 Guide
For a senior or family member trying to figure out where to start, TennCare, Tennessee's Medicaid program, can feel less like a single program and more like a maze of acronyms.
Tennessee Katie Beckett: Parts A, B, C Eligibility Guide
If your child has a significant disability and you have been told your family earns too much for Medicaid, Tennessee's Katie Beckett program may change that answer.
ECF CHOICES Tennessee 2026: Groups, Services, How to Apply
Employment and Community First (ECF) CHOICES is Tennessee's primary Medicaid program for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities (I/DD).
TennCare CHOICES 2026: Eligibility, Groups, Services Guide
TennCare CHOICES is Tennessee's Medicaid program for adults who need nursing-home-level care.