Tenncare officials say they will be forced to cut some enrollee benefits if Governor Phil Bredesen asks them to make a nine percent reduction in spending.
Most agencies have been asked to present plans to cut six percent from their spending plans for the budget year that begins July first. However, the Bredesen Administration has asked tenncare to prepare an additional three percent in cuts in case bad times continue.
Officials for Tenncare, the state's expanded medicaid program, said the extra cuts would require changes to benefits, such as a $10,000 annual cap on inpatient care for non-pregnant adults.
Tenncare director Darin Gordon said that would affect about 5,100 enrollees and save roughly $51 million. Tenncare has about 1.2 million enrollees.
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