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HB0015Introduced in the House

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 71, Chapter 5, relative to expanding medicaid to provide sickle cell treatment.

IntroducedHouse Insurance

Introduced by Harold Love, District 58

What does this bill do?

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Official description

As introduced, authorizes the governor to expand medicaid eligibility solely for the purpose of providing treatment for a patient with a diagnosis of sickle cell disease in accordance with the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and to negotiate with the centers for medicare and medicaid services with respect to the terms of such expansion. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 71, Chapter 5.

Where it stands

Action def. in Insurance Committee to First Cal. 2026

March 19, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: HOUSE TENNCARE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee · March 4, 2025

5

Yes

2

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

7 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Michael Hale40Yes
Mike Sparks49Yes
Harold Love58Yes
Scott Cepicky64No
Sabi Kumar66Yes
Debra Moody81No
Antonio Parkinson98Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees

  4. Ref. to Insurance Committee

  5. Assigned to s/c Tenncare Subcommittee

  6. Placed on s/c cal Tenncare Subcommittee for 3/4/2025

  7. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee

  8. Sponsor(s) Added.

  9. Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/12/2025

  10. Action def. in Insurance Committee to 3/19/2025

  11. Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/19/2025

  12. Sponsor(s) Added.

  13. Action def. in Insurance Committee to First Cal. 2026

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