"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...

A 35-year-old woman shared the following with TJC: “There are countless well-intentioned programs, policies, and organizations...

Dedra Stewart believes that there are three things in this world that we all have a responsibility to care for, “Children, animals, and...

In March 2022, a client came to us needing insurance for a lung transplant. He had a very advanced stage of pulmonary fibrosis, a...

Donald Rippy, and his partner Betty Batey, have had their share of struggles. After years of work for UPS, Betty injured her spinal cord...

Born and raised in Memphis, Ms. April M and her 13-year-old son have lived in the Shelby County community for their entire lives....

A 44-year-old Hispanic woman with private health insurance wrote TJC to about the racial discrimination that she has experienced while...

Cynthia Baker has been legally blind her entire life, perhaps due to her mother’s measles during pregnancy. Her husband Ricky is also...

Beronica Lewis, age 31, shares her experience getting the COVID-19 vaccine. She explains, "I got vaccinated because of the regulations of...

Amber Sherman, a 26-year-old Black woman, wrote TJC about the racial discrimination that she’s experienced as a person of color. She has...

At night, Anita’s oxygen level plummets. It’s hard for her to breathe. Save for a few months last year, Anita has endured a lack of...