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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Feb 24, 2020

The chair of the House Subcommittee on TennCare says he will hold a full and fair hearing on Medicaid expansion this year, Nashville Public Radio reports. Details of a bill expanding Medicaid coverage have not been finalized but Rep. Ron Travis, R-Dayton, and Sen. Richard Briggs, R-Knoxville, have committed to reintroduce their legislation despite resistance from party leaders. State Rep. David Hawk, R-Greeneville, told WPLN that as chair he will give the bill plenty of time and allow outside witnesses to testify.