Tennessee to become first US state to provide families with 100 diapers per month

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: UK Independent

12 hours ago


Tennessee will become the first state to give parents free diapers to families as part of its Medicaid program.

The initiative, known as the TennCare III Amendment, has received federal approval and is expected to become available later this summer, the Division of TennCare announced Tuesday.

Parents will have access to up to 100 diapers per month at no cost until the child turns 2 years old. Infants typically use hundreds of diapers a month. The children need to be covered under TennCare or CoverKids to access the benefit.

Tennessee state lawmakers granted $30m in funding for the program during last year’s legislative session. The initiative was originally introduced by Republican Governor Bill Lee as a “pro-life” and “pro-family” policy to allocate part of $330m in savings from the state’s Medicaid block grant funding structure.

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/tennessee-diapers-families-free-tenncare-b2549014.html

[Meadowoak]

1. Red states don't help families for no reason,

Who is getting a kickback?

[jimfields33]

2. It helps families. That's a good thing.

[Meadowoak]

3. It's a great thing, but there is always a catch,

I just wonder who is getting paid off. Which billionaire owns the company that makes diapers, hell, maybe it's Trump, he wears them.

[Vinca]

4. My thought, too. Maybe they're cloth diapers found in an abandoned warehouse.

[jimfields33]

7. Oh goodness. You can't be happy for the poor?

[Vinca]

12. Don't be silly. Red states tend to turn down food aid for hungry kids, Medicaid to treat them and

the notion suddenly they would come up with free diapers is mind blowing. There must be something behind it. I'm certainly happy the babies get diapers, just suspicious of the motive.

[jimfields33]

6. Honestly, since everything good has some kind of

Kickback, I’d rather focus on the families saving close to a hundred bucks a month.

[wolfie001]

5. Yes!!!

Wait until we find out how the Repulsive Party pulled this coup off.

[sarisataka]

9. Would it be better if Tennessee didn't do this?

Or is it just embarrassing that a RED state is the first to do it?

[Prairie Gates]

8. Bravo, Tennessee

Shocked that it's Tennessee, but bravo nonetheless.

Now free women's menstrual supplies, let's get on it.

[Lars39]

10. While it does help the parent(s), this is a sop to those complaining

that Republicans, ie forced-birthers, don’t do anything to support a child once it is born.
And yes, some croney of his is probably making money off this program.

[republianmushroom]

11. It is a start at helping families. Now do moe.