Residents of Bedford and Lawrence Counties are charged using TennCare benefits to doctor shop for drugs – and both have faced the charge multiple times in the past. Doctor shopping involves going to multiple doctors in a short period of time to obtain prescription drugs, using TennCare healthcare insurance benefits as payment.
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Read full storyThursday, June 14, 2018 | 03:35pm
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Read full storyThursday, June 14, 2018 | 02:34pm
Two people are charged with TennCare fraud in separate cases in Hamblen and Sullivan Counties. Both cases involve prescription drugs.
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Read full storyWednesday, June 06, 2018 | 11:54am
A Cocke County woman is charged in nearby Hamblen County with doctor shopping for prescription drugs, using TennCare healthcare insurance benefits as payment.
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Read full storyMonday, June 04, 2018 | 12:11pm
A Mississippi woman is charged with TennCare fraud for falsely reporting her residence in order to obtain benefits from TennCare, the state’s taxpayer-funded healthcare insurance program.
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Read full storyFriday, June 01, 2018 | 11:20am
A Lawrence County woman is charged in Maury County with doctor shopping for prescription drugs, using TennCare as payment for the pills.
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Read full storyWednesday, May 30, 2018 | 09:30am
The state of Tennessee’s annual financial report is recognized by the organization that sets standards of state accounting and financial reporting.
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Read full storyMonday, May 14, 2018 | 09:38am
Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration Commissioner Larry Martin today announced that revenues for April exceeded the monthly revenues from the previous year.
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Read full storyFriday, May 11, 2018 | 03:04pm
Five Tennesseans, along with residents of Georgia and Nevada, are each ordered to repay the state in plea agreements resulting from TennCare fraud charges brought by the Office of Inspector General.
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Read full storyWednesday, May 09, 2018 | 03:40pm
A Shelby County man is charged with doctor shopping for prescription drugs, using TennCare as payment for the pills.
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Read full storyTuesday, May 01, 2018 | 07:20am
A Lawrence County woman is charged in Giles County with doctor shopping for prescription drugs, using TennCare as payment for the pills.
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Read full storyTuesday, May 01, 2018 | 06:47am
A Hamilton County woman is charged for the second time with doctor shopping for prescription drugs, using TennCare as payment.
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Read full storyFriday, April 27, 2018 | 03:28pm
Three people in Dyer County are charged with TennCare fraud in a joint police investigation.
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Read full storyFriday, April 20, 2018 | 02:55pm
Department of Finance and Administration Commissioner Larry Martin today announced that Tennessee tax revenue fell short of budgeted estimates in March.
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Read full storyTuesday, April 17, 2018 | 10:06am
Five people must repay TennCare, including residents of Georgia, after appearing in court on charges of TennCare fraud,
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Read full storyTuesday, April 17, 2018 | 08:29am
An Ohio woman is charged for the second time with doctor shopping for prescription drugs, using TennCare insurance benefits as payment.