Health Care Advocacy Updates

Open Letter to Governor Lee Thanks to Rep. Ron Travis and Senator Richard Briggs, Insure Tennessee is being seriously reconsidered by Tennessee's Legislators. We've published this open letter to Governor Lee explaining why expanding Medicaid eligibility to Tennessee's working poor will be good for Tennessee. We ask him to work with Tennessee legislators to find a path forward in passing this renewed legislations. Help support Rep. Travis and Sen. Briggs, by signing our petition. (you may also send a letter to your state legislator here) .

Join the Coalition for a Strong Tennessee Organizations or businesses wishing to show support for Insure Tennessee can help by signing on to the Coalition for a Strong Tennessee . This coalition of more than 50 organizations is advocating to maximize coverage for Tennesseans. Visit the coalition's website and click "Join Us."

News of Interest Appeals court unanimously strikes down Medicaid work requirements via Washington Post Everyone should be able to see a doctor when they need to via Daily Memphian Expanding Medicaid Means Health Problems Get Found and Health Improves, Study Finds via University of Michigan Health Tennessee suffered third-largest increase of uninsured people in the nation, Census reports via Tennessean More than 450 rural hospitals could be on the brink of closure via Health Care Business News Tennessee Medicaid expansion bill introduced by Republican lawmaker via Tennessean 'Tell me, what's a life cost?' asks Tennessee GOP lawmaker sponsoring Medicaid expansion bill via Chattanooga Times Free Press Weathersbee: Will Tennessee expand Medicaid? It will if lawmakers put suffering over politics via Commercial Appeal

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