Danielle Byers is now 56 years old and has worked all kinds of jobs since she was 17

Jordyn Vanatta, a Nashville resident, shared her experiences and struggles with the lack of healthcare coverage in a recent interview....

Conchata Eastwood, a resident of East Nashville and a mother of three, ages 14, 16, and 4, shared her family's health challenges with...

Brook Chadwick, a New York native, found herself facing a multitude of healthcare challenges after relocating to Tennessee with her...

To get SNAP in Tennessee, the state assumes that one has a phone, has access to computers, an email address, and a home address. If...

In 2020, my son Chris Robertson (55 years old) was laid off from work because he was deemed physically unfit to have a job. Chris worked...

Tiffany Bellamy, a Memphis mother of three who recently lost a daughter to tragedy, had her SNAP benefits stolen from her in July....

“He was a vegetable; I couldn’t take care of him.” Mark was able to receive coverage through TennCare and stay in the facility. Sadly...

August 27, 2002, my life abruptly changed forever. A typical morning in my household often looked like me waking up my eight-year old son...

I got hurt and could not keep working. I have plates and screws in my neck. If I try to work I’m days in bed, trying to manage the pain....

"As our elected officials consider to weigh the future of our nation’s healthcare, I thought I would take the opportunity to share my...

Philip Heil has been a proud resident of the state of Tennessee since 2008. He is a member of the LGBTQ community in Nashville, attended...

I am an uninsured individual. I have untreated health issues because I can’t afford to go to the doctor. I should be on medication that...

There is a definite disparity between “the haves and the have nots”. What I’ve learned through experiences with healthcare in Tennessee...

Sierra Clark lives in Millington, Tennessee with her husband and five children. She is a stay-at-home mother and her husband works....

A 78-year-old year old female wrote TJC to share her thoughts on health justice. She is a retired healthcare provider and is enrolled in...

A 31-year-old woman who is a frontline healthcare worker wrote TJC about her concern for the lack of language services in Tennessee. She...

Amy Gordon Bono, MD, MPH, shares the importance of increasing access to health insurance, especially in Tennessee. "Expanding Medicaid is...

As the primary caregiver for her four grandchildren, Mrs. Elizabeth Franklin knows the importance of the federal nutrition programs for...

Alicia Cossman lives in constant pain. She has a genetic disorder called neurofibromatosis (NF): her body can’t fight off tumors, so...