Those who become parents know that one of the most important expenses that must be incurred is diapers. For many families, the purchase of these items represents a real financial burden. Considering the previous, Tennessee will become the first state in the entire country to provide free diapers.
Through the Medicaid program, Tennessee will provide diapers to children under 2 years old who have said state insurance. According to authorities, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved an amendment to Tennessee’s Medicaid waiver, TennCare III, that will cover the cost of diapers.
In accordance with the approved conditions, Families will be able to receive up to 100 diapers per month, as long as they have a child under age 2 who is enrolled in TennCare or the Children’s Health Insurance Program, known in the state as CoverKids.
The benefit will begin to apply from August and is intended to ease the financial burden on families while supporting the well-being of babies.
This program is an important change to the rules because, until now, Medicaid could only cover diapers for people with incontinence problems due to diseases that affect your ability to control your bladder or bowels.
How will free diaper delivery work in Tennessee?
Thanks to this program, parents or guardians of babies and children under 2 years of age can now They will be able to pick up diapers directly at participating pharmacies from the TennCare network.
The authorities are confident that Through the initiative, the general health of babies can be improved, for example by preventing diaper rash and urinary tract infections.
Although many received the announcement of free diaper delivery in Tennessee In big news, the National Diaper Bank Network, a consumer rights advocacy group, has shared that more states can ease the burden by eliminating taxes on this product, as is already happening in some states.
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