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TennCare outlines MMIS modernization, federal matches for IT and long-term maintenance costs
Summary
TennCare informed the Finance, Ways, and Means Committee that the MMIS modernization project has been re-scoped following federal guidance and will transition from heavy implementation spending toward a maintenance phase matched at a lower federal rate.
TennCare's chief financial officer, Zane Seals, told the Finance, Ways, and Means Committee that the state's Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) modernization is a major, multi-year technology project and that the agency has recently adjusted strategy after new federal flexibilities.
What TennCare said: Seals said the agency benchmarks its IT spend against comparable public- and private-sector entities and that TennCare's IT spending is a smaller share of its overall budget than many…
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