Health Care - As introduced, requires TennCare to create a methodology to make medicaid facility fee reimbursement rates for birthing centers comparable to rates for similar services provided at a hospital; requires the department of health to give priority to allocating federal rural health transformation program grant funds to birthing centers in rural counties and urban counties that serve residents of rural counties. - Amends TCA Title 68 and Title 71.

Summary

The measure tells TennCare to set Medicaid facility fees for birthing centers at the same level as hospitals and to raise them each year at the same rate hospitals receive. It also requires the state health department to prioritize federal rural health grant funds for birthing centers, first in rural counties and then in urban counties that serve rural residents. The goal is to improve access to maternity care, especially in underserved areas.

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