KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — When you are on a tight budget, anything free makes a difference.
Just ask a mom about the benefits of the TennCare free diaper program, that’s been in place for a year now. Tennessee is the first state to offer free diapers through Medicaid, and Tenncare leaders say it’s just the start.
“We have now served over 75,000 children, and we’ve dispensed over 37 million diapers through this process. And so I think those are just numbers that speak for themselves in terms of the need, but also the reception and the response from our provider community and our from our families that we’re supporting,” said Dr. Victor Wu, the chief medical officer of TennCare…