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73-416: TennCare was started in the early 1990s under Governor Ned McWherter as a health care reform initiative that had the twin goals of controlling rising Medicaid costs and increasing public access to affordable health care. Tennessee sought and obtained waivers from the federal Health Care Financing Administration that allowed the state to conduct a five-year demonstration program. Plans called for eliminating

146-529: A class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of 35 adults and children in Tennessee, who alleged that they were illegally denied Medicaid and other benefits by the TennCare Connect system. In August 2024, US District Court Judge Waverly Crenshaw Jr. ruled in the plaintiffs' favor, finding that the algorithmic system built by Deloitte and other contractors failed to load appropriate data, assigned beneficiaries to

219-530: A Republican in the full House vote, but was unsuccessful, and McWherter was elected Speaker by a 50–49 margin. One of McWherter's first major issues as Speaker was a 1974 bill that sought to establish a medical school at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City . The bill was popular in East Tennessee, parts of which were struggling with a low doctors-per-capita ratio. Governor Dunn, however, vetoed

292-485: A computer system called the Tennessee Eligibility Determination System (TEDS), which would be used to determine eligibility for TennCare, but the company was fired after it failed to complete the job. In 2016, Deloitte Consulting was hired to finish the work, which was completed at a total cost of $ 400 million in 2019, when the new system was launched under the name TennCare Connect. In 2020,

365-704: A hotel in Nashville that sold liquor, and noted that Pilot , a convenience store chain owned by Dunn's campaign treasurer, Jim Haslam , was one of the state's largest beer retailers. Dunn also failed to pick up a critical endorsement from East Tennessee congressman Jimmy Quillen , who was still bitter over Dunn's veto of the ETSU medical school bill. McWherter ran a strong statewide campaign, visiting and organizing in all 95 counties. On election day, he defeated Dunn, 656,602 votes to 553,449. During his first term, McWherter insisted that all formal governmental proceedings be open to

438-450: A key role in counseling the adoption of "strategic billing" as a way of increasing revenues from hospital business. She dates this development from 2005, when Deloitte hired Tommy Thompson , former secretary of health and human services, as chairman of its global healthcare practice. In 2011, Deloitte was ranked No. 1 by revenue in all areas of healthcare consulting—life sciences, payer, provider, and government health. The firm implemented

511-678: A market for the sandals in Puerto Rico . In 1964, McWherter founded Volunteer Distributing to distribute Anheuser-Busch beer in the Weakley area. Two years later, he opened Dresden's first nursing home. McWherter served for 21 years (1947–1968) in the Tennessee National Guard before retiring with the rank of captain . He was a member of the United Methodist Church . McWherter became actively involved in politics in

584-592: A mountainous area before emptying into the French Broad River in East Tennessee. East Tennessee residents and environmentalists charged that toxins dumped into the river by the Champion Paper Mill in Canton, North Carolina , damaged the river's economic potential and had led to an unusually high rate of cancer in lower Pigeon Valley communities. Canton residents argued that the town was economically dependent on

657-520: A partner in the London office. In 1896, Charles Waldo Haskins and Elijah Watt Sells formed Haskins & Sells in New York. It was later described as "the first major auditing firm to be established in the country by American rather than British accountants". In 1898, George Touche established an office in London and then, in 1900, joined John Ballantine Niven in establishing the firm of Touche Niven in

730-815: A result of the Russo-Ukrainian War , the firm would no longer carry out business in Russia or Belarus , and would separate its practices within these countries from its global network of firms. In March 2022, Deloitte acquired Etain, a data and digital transformation specialist company, based in Northern Ireland . The Wall Street Journal reported in June 2022 that the firm might choose to divide itself into two new companies, one accounting firm and one advisory firm. The Wall Street Journal reported this potential change several weeks after reporting that Ernst & Young

803-511: A single company or through separate legal entities operating as subsidiaries of an umbrella legal entity for the country). Audit provides the organization's traditional accounting and audit services, as well as internal auditing, IT control assurance and Media & Advertising Assurance. Investors in Guangdong Kelon Electrical Holdings Company Limited have claimed that there was a failure to alert them to

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876-551: A third term if he had been permitted to run for one by the state constitution ; when asked about this, he stated that he would not have run for another term even if it had been permissible. Following the end of his second term as governor in 1995, McWherter was appointed to the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service by President Bill Clinton . McWherter lived the remainder of his life in Tennessee, where he

949-524: A turbulent time in state politics. During his first term, Republicans controlled the House for the first time in several decades. During his second (1971–1973), Democrats regained control of the House, but a Republican governor, Winfield Dunn , had been elected. To counter Dunn, Democrats chose fiery Nashville attorney James McKinney as Speaker of the House. McKinney vehemently opposed Dunn's initiatives and refused to consider most of his legislation. At

1022-406: A variety of services for its members. A full list of these services can be found at https://www.tn.gov/tenncare.html . Some of the most commonly used services are TennCare for kids, long-term care for seniors, pharmacy benefits, COVID-19 testing, and Opioid strategy. There are other services offered but these are among the most common services. In 2012, TennCare hired Northrup Grumman to build

1095-651: Is a multinational professional services network based in London , England. Deloitte is the largest professional services network by revenue and number of employees in the world and is one of the Big Four accounting firms , along with EY , KPMG , and PwC . The firm was founded by William Welch Deloitte in London , England in 1845 and expanded into the United States in 1890. It merged with Haskins & Sells to form Deloitte Haskins & Sells in 1972 and with Touche Ross in

1168-438: Is a UK private company, limited by guarantee, supported by a network of independent legal entities. Deloitte provides audit , consulting , financial advisory , risk advisory , tax , and legal services with approximately 457,000 employees globally, and operates in over 150 countries. In FY 2023, the network earned revenues of US$ 64.9 billion in aggregate. The firm has sponsored a number of activities and events including

1241-568: Is buried in Sunset Cemetery in Dresden. McWherter married Bette Jean (Beck) McWherter in 1953. She died of cancer in 1973. His son Michael Ray McWherter is a businessman and former candidate for governor, and his daughter Linda Ramsey is a doctor of physical education at the University of Tennessee at Martin . McWherter funded the construction of the library at the University of Memphis and

1314-638: The 2012 Summer Olympics . There have been a number of controversies surrounding the firm, including Deloitte's involvement in a "potentially misleading" report on illicit tobacco trading in Australia. The company suffered a major cyberattack in September 2017, causing a breach in client confidentiality and publicizing a significant amount of employee information. Deloitte has also been subject to litigation regarding several of its audits. In 1845, William Welch Deloitte opened an office in London, England. Deloitte

1387-494: The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants , launched his own organization. The new entity enjoyed such a positive start that in less than a year, the partners merged with Touche Niven and A. R. Smart to form Touche, Niven, Bailey & Smart. Headed by Bailey, the organization grew rapidly, in part by creating a dedicated management consulting function. It also forged closer links with organizations established by

1460-551: The FBI and state lawmakers feared more illicit pardons would be issued in his final days in office. To prevent this, McWherter and Lieutenant Governor John S. Wilder engineered a constitutional maneuver that allowed the governor-elect, Lamar Alexander , to be sworn in three days early. During the 1980s, McWherter worked with the Alexander administration on a number of issues, including foreign investment and education. McWherter's support

1533-475: The Hotwire travel website. Heat was the 11th digital marketing agency purchased by Deloitte Digital since its founding in 2012. As of 2016, Deloitte Digital had 7,000 employees. It billed $ 2.1 billion in 2015, making it one of world's largest digital agencies. In September 2016, Apple Inc. announced a partnership with Deloitte aimed at boosting sales of its phones and other mobile devices to businesses. As part of

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1606-614: The SAP HR system for the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) for $ 95 million and because of faults in the system, some teachers were underpaid, overpaid, or not paid at all. As of 31 December 2007, LAUSD had incurred a total of $ 140 million in payments to Deloitte to get the system working properly. In 2008, there was some evidence that the payroll issues had started to stabilize with errors below 1% according to LAUSD's chief operating officer. The firm worked on

1679-559: The University of Memphis , and finally at Murray State , but he suffered a knee injury prior to each season at all three schools. His college athletic career cut short, McWherter joined the Martin Shoe Company as a salesman. When the company's line of sandals struggled against competition from cheaper Japanese imports, McWherter travelled throughout the Caribbean and Central America in an attempt to find retailers, eventually finding

1752-598: The Cancer AI Alliance. In 1989, Deloitte, Haskins & Sells merged in most countries with Touche Ross, forming Deloitte & Touche. However, in the United Kingdom, the local firm of Deloitte, Haskins & Sells merged instead with Coopers & Lybrand (now part of PwC). While the full name of the UK private company is Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, in 1989, it initially branded itself as DTT International. In 2003,

1825-587: The Johnston Building at 30 Broad Street in New York. On 1 March 1933, Colonel Arthur Hazelton Carter, President of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants and managing partner of Haskins & Sells, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking and Currency . Carter helped convince Congress that independent audits should be mandatory for public companies . In 1947, Detroit accountant George Bailey, then president of

1898-836: The Learning Resources Center at Middle Tennessee State University , and both buildings have been named in his honor. The Weakley County Library in Dresden has also been named for McWherter. A bronze statue of McWherter stands on the Weakley County Courthouse lawn. A building at the Quillen College of Medicine at East Tennessee State University is also named in McWherter's honor. Deloitte Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited ( / d ə ˈ l ɔɪ t ˈ t uː ʃ t oʊ ˈ m ɑː t s uː / də- LOYT TOOSH toh- MAHT -soo ), commonly referred to as Deloitte ,

1971-457: The Medicaid fee-for-service payment method by instead enrolling the state's Medicaid recipients in managed care programs administered by private-sector organizations. Additionally, other state residents who lacked healthcare coverage, particularly those who could not obtain medical insurance because of pre-existing medical conditions , could pay sliding-scale premiums to enroll in the same programs;

2044-523: The UK and Swiss member firms to create Deloitte North West Europe. Deloitte, over the next three years, would invest €200m to enhance its services to its global, national and private market clients and to create development opportunities. The firm came into effect on 1 June 2017 and it is estimated to have 28,000 partners and people generating over €5bn in annual revenue. Deloitte North West Europe accounts for approximately 20% of all revenue within their Global Network. In March 2022, Deloitte announced that, as

2117-466: The UK partnership, a smaller number of Deloitte Haskins & Sells member firms rejected the merger with Touche Ross and shortly thereafter merged with Coopers & Lybrand to form Coopers & Lybrand Deloitte (later to merge with Price Waterhouse to become PwC ). Some member firms of Touche Ross also rejected the merger with Deloitte Haskins & Sells and merged with other firms. In the UK, Touche Ross merged with Spicer & Oppenheim in 1990. At

2190-475: The UK property consultants Drivers Jonas in January 2010. As of 2013, this business unit was known as Deloitte Real Estate. In 2011, Deloitte acquired DOMANI Sustainability Consulting and ClearCarbon Consulting in order to expand its sustainability service offerings. In January 2012, Deloitte announced the acquisition of Übermind, a mobile advertising agency. The acquisition marked Deloitte's first entrance into

2263-539: The US to form Deloitte & Touche in 1989. In 1993, the international firm was renamed Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, later abbreviated to Deloitte. In 2002, Arthur Andersen 's practice in the UK as well as several of that firm's practices in Europe and North and South America agreed to merge with Deloitte. Subsequent acquisitions have included Monitor Group , a large strategy consulting business, in January 2013. The international firm

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2336-494: The account because management at the client was not committed to best practices in finance. Consulting assists clients by providing services in the offering areas of strategy, analytics and M&A , customer and marketing , core business operations , human capital , and enterprise technology and performance . Consulting is Deloitte's largest business, bringing over 40% of total revenues in 2021. In An American Sickness (2017), Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal attributed to Deloitte

2409-583: The beginning of McWherter's third term (1973–1975), Democratic legislators, who controlled the House by a slim 50–49 margin, were concerned that McKinney's stubbornness was preventing the state from conducting its affairs, and several suggested replacing McKinney with McWherter. In the House Democratic Caucus, McWherter was chosen over McKinney as the party's choice for Speaker by a single vote. Sensing disunity among Democrats, Governor Dunn tried to convince disgruntled McKinney supporters to vote for

2482-479: The beginning of his second, recommending a state income tax be implemented. An income tax has long been considered the third rail of Tennessee politics. McWherter gave the idea lukewarm support at first, but the idea was eventually dropped entirely, not to resurface again during his time as governor. In 1990, McWherter was invited to speak at a chapel service at Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson, Tennessee at

2555-490: The bill, arguing the medical school in Memphis was adequate for the state's needs. This sparked cries of favoritism from East Tennesseans (Dunn was from Memphis). After the state senate voted to override the veto, McWherter, brushing off a threat from former Memphis mayor Henry Loeb , led the House in overriding the veto, allowing the bill to become law. When Dunn ran for another term as governor in 1986, his lack of support for

2628-866: The board of governors, Council of State Governments , the Executive Committees of the Southern Conference, the Weakley County Head Start Program , and the Executive Committee of the Northwest Tennessee Economic Development District. In the late 1980s, a showdown erupted between Tennessee and North Carolina over the pollution of the Pigeon River , which rises in North Carolina and traverses

2701-463: The business of Monitor Group , the strategy consulting firm founded by Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter , after Monitor filed for bankruptcy protection. In 2014, the company introduced Rubix, a blockchain consultancy providing advisory services for clients in different business sectors, including government. In 2016 the company created its first blockchain lab in Dublin. A second hub

2774-710: The cameraman, "don't mind him, he's a nobody." Years later, when President Ronald Reagan was scheduled to appear before the Tennessee General Assembly, McWherter removed Donaldson's name from the media credentials list. When Donaldson showed up at the state capitol , he was denied admission by the House sergeant-at-arms. After issuing a string of profanities, Donaldson stormed out of the building and returned to Washington. In January 1979, outgoing Governor Ray Blanton issued pardons to over 50 state inmates, including several convicted murderers. His administration had been under investigation for selling pardons, and

2847-618: The co-founder of Touche Niven, George Touche: the Canadian organization Ross and the British organization George A. Touche. In 1960, the firm was renamed Touche, Ross, Bailey & Smart, becoming Touche Ross in 1969. In 1968 Nobuzo Tohmatsu formed Tohmatsu Aoki & Co, a firm based in Japan that was to become part of the Touche Ross network in 1975. In 1972 Robert Trueblood, Chairman of Touche Ross, led

2920-529: The committee responsible for recommending the establishment of the Financial Accounting Standards Board . In 1972, Deloitte's firm (by then known as Deloitte, Plender, Griffiths & Co.) merged with Haskins & Sells to form Deloitte Haskins & Sells. In 1989, Deloitte Haskins & Sells merged with Touche Ross in the US to form Deloitte & Touche. The merged firm was led jointly by J. Michael Cook and Edward A. Kangas. Led by

2993-451: The company's poor financial position. Deloitte claims it did a good job on the project. Deloitte's global CEO defended the firm's work on the Kelon matter. The firm was the auditor for thirty months from 2002 to 2004. It qualified its opinion in 2004 as to company sales, returns, and allowances. The firm resigned from the Kelon account after completing the 2004 audit. Deloitte said it resigned from

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3066-457: The cost of their coverage would be subsidized by savings from the Medicaid program. The waiver that Tennessee received was one of the nation's first Medicaid waivers, with the overarching requirement that the program be "budget neutral", or require no greater federal funding than the previous Medicaid program. The program was launched January 1, 1994. The state contracted with 12 statewide managed-care organizations that were established to implement

3139-763: The existing Deloitte vision: "To be the Standard of Excellence". AOSA represents the global organization's value proposition and is never used as a tagline. The recent launch of the Green Dot ad campaign also aligns with Deloitte's brand strategy and positioning framework. In June 2016, Deloitte changed its branding and adopted a new logo, with Deloitte written in black color instead of the earlier blue. In India , Deloitte operates under several brand names, including A.F.Ferguson &Co., A.F.Ferguson Associates, S.B.Billimoria, C.C.Choksi & Co., P.C.Hansotia, Fraser & Ross and Deloitte Haskins & Sells (India). For many years,

3212-465: The family moved to Dresden, Tennessee , where McWherter's parents purchased the City Cafe, which they would operate for several years. McWherter attended Dresden High School, where he was co-captain of the football team and president of the school's Future Farmers of America chapter. After graduating, he attempted to play college football, first at the University of Tennessee at Martin , and then at

3285-656: The firm's largest practice outside the US, agreed to merge with Deloitte's UK practice. Andersen's practices in Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal, Belgium, Mexico, Brazil and Canada also agreed to merge with Deloitte. The spinoff of Deloitte France's consulting division led to the creation of Ineum Consulting . In 2005, Deloitte acquired Beijing Pan-China CPA to become the largest accountancy firm in China. Just prior to this acquisition Deloitte China had about 3,200 employees. This acquisition

3358-412: The international firm was renamed Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. In 1995, the partners of Deloitte & Touche decided to create Deloitte & Touche Consulting Group (now known as Deloitte Consulting). In 2000, Deloitte acquired Eclipse to add internet design to its consulting capabilities. Eclipse was later separated into Deloitte Online and Deloitte Digital. In 2002, Arthur Andersen 's UK practice,

3431-534: The late 1950s, when he worked for the successful campaign of 8th district congressional candidate, Robert "Fats" Everett . In 1968, Doug Murphy, the Mayor of Martin , convinced him to run for Weakley County's seat in the Tennessee House of Representatives. McWherter won the seat without opposition. He was reelected to the seat eight times, usually running unopposed. McWherter entered the House of Representatives at

3504-426: The laws and professional regulations of the particular country or countries in which it operates. This structure is similar to other professional services networks which seek to limit vicarious liability for acts of other members. As separate and legal entities, DTTL and its member firms cannot obligate each other. Professional services continue to be provided by member firms only and not DTTL. With this structure,

3577-565: The medical school in Johnson City came back to haunt him. Despite an overwhelming Republican base in the eastern part of the state, McWherter was able to gain the support of Republican Congressman James H. Quillen to pick up a majority of votes in the state's First Congressional District. In 1976, McWherter supported Democratic presidential candidate Jimmy Carter . At a Carter campaign event in Memphis, McWherter expressed irritation with an ABC cameraman, prompting reporter Sam Donaldson to tell

3650-553: The members should not be liable for the negligence of other independent members. This structure also allows them to be members of the IFAC Forum of Firms. In 2019, the U.K. partners in the firm received average pay of £882,000. In 2023, the average income of Deloitte partners in the U.K. topped £1,000,000 for the third year in a row. Deloitte member firms offer services in the following functions, with country-specific variations on their legal implementation (i.e., all operating within

3723-578: The mill, which employed 2,000 workers. When the Environmental Protection Agency ordered Champion to upgrade the plant to meet Tennessee's water quality standards, the company threatened to close the plant and lay off all 2,000 workers. East Tennessee residents held demonstrations, and asked that Governor McWherter not renew the plant's water quality variance. Legislators from both states traded barbs, cars with Tennessee license plates were vandalized in North Carolina, and McWherter's office

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3796-436: The mobile application field. In November 2012, Deloitte acquired Recombinant Data Corporation, a company specializing in data warehousing and clinical intelligence software, and launched Recombinant by Deloitte. In February 2013 Recombinant by Deloitte merged with an internal informatics unit (Deloitte Health Informatics) and launched ConvergeHEALTH by Deloitte. On 11 January 2013, Deloitte purchased substantially all of

3869-543: The number for which the federal government would share cost. In 1995, after enrollment reached 1.2 million, the state closed eligibility to uninsured adults. People who were deemed uninsurable due to pre-existing health conditions were still eligible to enroll. In 1996, the state separated behavioral health services from the basic managed-care program, contracting with a separate set of behavioral health organizations for mental health and substance abuse services to TennCare participants. The initial five-year Medicaid waiver

3942-460: The organization and its network of member firms were legally organized as a Swiss Verein (the equivalent of an unincorporated association). As of 31 July 2010, members of the Verein became part of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL), a UK private company limited by guarantee without share capital. Each member firm in its global network remains a separate and independent legal entity, subject to

4015-399: The partnership, the two companies will launch a service called Enterprise Next, in which more than 5,000 Deloitte consultants will advise clients on how to make better use of Apple products and services. In October 2016, Deloitte announced that they were creating Deloitte North West Europe. The Belgian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish member firms will combine with

4088-438: The program through a competitive bid process. The state shifted more than 800,000 individuals from standard Medicaid coverage to coverage through a managed care company, and extended program benefits to 500,000 more people who were not Medicaid-eligible, but were uninsured or deemed uninsurable due to pre-existing conditions. In its first year of operation, TennCare enrollment quickly grew, leading to concern that it would exceed

4161-555: The public and press, thus implementing the spirit, as well as the letter, of the "sunshine law" he had helped to author and sponsor while a member of the House. His "21st century Schools" education reform program launched similar programs in other states and his replacement of the Medicaid program with the TennCare system gained national attention. As governor, he also served nationally and locally on various councils and committees, including

4234-410: The race, and defeated Public Service Commissioner Jane Eskind and Nashville mayor Richard Fulton for the nomination, winning 42% of the vote to 29% for Eskind, and 26% for Fulton. With Alexander term-limited, Republicans nominated former Governor Winfield Dunn. Dunn's campaign tried to portray McWherter as a West Tennessee beer salesman, though McWherter pointed out that Dunn was a co-owner of

4307-494: The rebranding campaign was commissioned by William G. Parrett , the then-CEO of DTT, and led by Jerry Leamon, the global Clients and Markets leader. According to the company website, Deloitte now refers to the brand under which independent firms throughout the world collaborate to provide audit, consulting, financial advisory, risk management, and tax services to selected clients. In 2008, Deloitte adopted its new "Always One Step Ahead" (AOSA) brand positioning platform to support

4380-496: The request of his lifelong friend, E. Claude Gardner, then president of the university. In 1992, Senator Al Gore was elected vice president, thus creating a vacancy in the Senate. McWherter appointed his deputy governor, Harlan Matthews , to serve as U.S. Senator until the 1994 election. In 1994, McWherter was named the nation's most outstanding governor by Governing magazine. McWherter would have been an overwhelming favorite for

4453-451: The time of the US-led mergers to form Deloitte & Touche, the name of the international firm was a problem, because there was no worldwide exclusive access to the names "Deloitte" or "Touche Ross" – key member firms such as Deloitte in the UK and Touche Ross in Australia had not joined the merger. The name DRT International was therefore chosen, referring to Deloitte, Ross and Tohmatsu. In 1993,

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4526-488: The wrong households, and made incorrect eligibility determinations. Ned McWherter Ned Ray McWherter (October 15, 1930 – April 4, 2011) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 46th Governor of Tennessee , from 1987 to 1995. Prior to that, he served as Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1973 to 1987, the longest tenure as Speaker up to that time. He

4599-583: Was a member of the Democratic Party . McWherter was born in Palmersville , Weakley County , Tennessee , the son of Harmon Ray McWherter, a sharecropper , and Lucille (Smith) McWherter. He grew up in the Little Zion community near Palmersville, where he attended a one-room schoolhouse. In the early 1940s, his family moved to Ypsilanti, Michigan , where his father worked in wartime factories. In May 1945,

4672-404: Was considering a similar split. In November 2023, Deloitte entered into a supply contract with Henchmann, a provider of contract drafting and negotiation software that scans and extracts key data points from legal documents. In 2024, Deloitte, Nvidia , Microsoft and Amazon Web Services provided a combined $ 40 million in funding to multiple cancer institutes to support the establishment of

4745-421: Was critical in helping Alexander obtain passage of the "Career Ladder" bill, which provided income supplements to the state's top teachers. As the 1986 governor's race approached, Democrats struggled to find a candidate. Neither Bob Clement nor Anna Belle Clement O'Brien was interested in running, and the 1978 nominee, Jake Butcher , was facing bank fraud charges. Sensing an opportunity, McWherter entered

4818-427: Was eventually extended through July 1, 2002, when it was replaced by a new program waiver called "TennCare II" that was extended until June 30, 2010. Under TennCare II, program eligibility for "uninsured" and "uninsurables" was tightened. New applicants in the "uninsurable" category (now called "medically eligible") were required to have an income below a specified threshold and their ineligibility for standard insurance

4891-599: Was flooded with calls from angry North Carolina residents. Following an unscheduled trip to Canton, where he was confronted by a sheriff who told him he was "trespassing on Champion's River," McWherter announced on Christmas Day, 1988, that he would not renew the plant's water quality variance. McWherter was overwhelmingly re-elected to a second term in 1990 , defeating the Republican nominee, first-term state representative Dwight Henry , 479,990 votes to 288,904. A tax study commission appointed during his first term reported at

4964-795: Was launched in New York in January 2017. In 2016, Deloitte Canada set-up a Bitcoin automatic teller machine and equipped a restaurant in its office complex to accept bitcoin as payment. Deloitte CIS partnered with Waves Platform to offering services related to initial coin offerings . Deloitte became a member of the Ethereum Enterprise Alliance and the Hyperledger Project sponsored by the Linux Foundation in May 2017. In 2016, Deloitte acquired advertising agency Heat of San Francisco, best known for its work Madden NFL from EA Sports and

5037-495: Was not financially viable. A follow-up report in January 2004 identified options that ranged from returning to the original Medicaid program to setting limits on enrollment and benefits. In response to these reports and to stem the growth in costs, in 2005 the state implemented several program changes, including removing about 190,000 participants, imposing limits on the number of prescription medications each participant could receive, and reducing some other benefits. TennCare offers

5110-610: Was part of a five-year plan to invest $ 150 million in China. Deloitte has had a presence in China since 1917. In 2007, Deloitte began hiring former employees of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for their competitive intelligence unit known as Deloitte Intelligence. In 2009, Deloitte purchased the North American public service practice of BearingPoint (formerly KPMG Consulting) for $ 350 million after it filed for bankruptcy protection. Deloitte LLP took over

5183-525: Was required to be verified through a medical underwriting process. The total annual budget for TennCare increased from $ 2.64 billion in 1994 to more than $ 8.5 billion in fiscal year 2005, with essentially no change in the number of participants enrolled. After becoming governor in 2003, Phil Bredesen hired the consulting firm McKinsey & Company to evaluate the financial sustainability of TennCare and make recommendations for future actions. The McKinsey report, issued in late 2003, concluded that TennCare

5256-568: Was the first person to be appointed an independent auditor of a public company, namely the Great Western Railway . He went on to open an office in New York in 1880. In 1890, Deloitte opened a branch office on Wall Street headed by Edward Adams and P.D. Griffiths as branch managers. This was Deloitte's first overseas venture. Other branches were soon opened in Chicago and Buenos Aires . In 1898 P.D. Griffiths returned from New York and became

5329-646: Was very active in the Tennessee Democratic Party. In the 2010 gubernatorial race , McWherter's son, Mike , ran against Knoxville mayor Bill Haslam . The 79-year-old McWherter helped his son campaign, and bought a red sports car to ride in campaign parades. Haslam won the election by a landslide. McWherter died on April 4, 2011, at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, where he was being treated for cancer. Former President Clinton delivered remarks at McWherter's memorial service, and numerous other public figures issued statements of condolence. McWherter

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