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Thursday, Jun 11 2009Dispute Over Invalid Addresses Holds Up Agreement on Removing Ineligible People from TennCareAttorneys for the state of Tennessee and TennCare enrollees on Nov. 13 failed to reach an agreement on whether people with invalid addresses should be removed from the Medicaid managed care program, leading a federal judge to
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