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 bill tells TennCare to set Medicaid facility‑fee rates for birthing centers so they are comparable to hospital rates and to raise them each year at the same pace as hospitals. It also directs the Department of Health to give first‑priority funding from the federal Rural Health Transportation grant to birthing centers in rural counties, and second‑priority to urban centers that serve rural residents. The goal is to improve access to maternal care in underserved areas.

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