About 78% of Medicaid beneficiaries are enrolled in comprehensive managed care organizations, so most Medicaid claims are adjudicated by a commercial insurer with its own rules — not by the state. Practices that bill "Medicaid" as one payer are billing a dozen.
Claims for Tennessee providers are adjudicated by Palmetto GBA (JJ), which is also who hears the first level of appeal — so an appeal argument that works here works in every state that contractor covers.
At a glance
Medicare contractor
Palmetto GBA (JJ)
Medicaid program
TennCare
Managed care
Predominantly commercial plans
Auto injuries
Tort state — health plan sequencing applies
What changes in Tennessee
Medicaid in Tennessee runs as TennCare and is delivered largely through commercial managed care plans, so most Medicaid claims are adjudicated by an insurer with its own filing window and its own authorization rules rather than by the state.
Tennessee attaches criminal penalties to percentage-based fee-splitting arrangements. Our own pricing in Tennessee is set accordingly. That describes what we charge; your own position is a question for your counsel rather than for us.
What we do
- Bill the plan that actually adjudicates rather than the program on the card
- Track filing windows per plan, which are frequently shorter than commercial
- Verify eligibility every visit, because Medicaid coverage churns monthly
- Sequence Medicaid last, since it is the payer of last resort and enforces that
We work the claims. You practice medicine.
Coding, claim submission, denial management, and A/R follow-up — with nothing left for your front desk to chase.
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Review
We look at your Tennessee aging and denial mix.
Scope
A written scope and price before any work starts.
Transition
No gap in submission during the handover.
Report
Six numbers monthly, segmented by payer.
Medicaid Billing in Tennessee — Frequently Asked Questions
Which Medicare contractor covers Tennessee?
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Palmetto GBA (JJ). That is who adjudicates your Medicare claims and who hears a redetermination.
Is Tennessee Medicaid managed care?
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TennCare is delivered largely through commercial managed care plans, so the plan sets the filing window and the authorization rules, not the state.
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