Governor Bill Lee and Lt. Governor McNally have the responsibility to address the health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic with real, lasting support. Right now, there are 1.4 billion dollars of yearly federal tax dollars in Washington waiting for us to use in our state. If the TN legislature brought home these federal tax dollars by expanding Medicaid, it would allow our state to provide health insurance to 300,000 currently uninsured Tennesseans who fall in the gap, affording them financial security and access to necessary health care, including emergency COVID-19 testing and treatment. It’s easy to fall in the gap. In this crisis, many people are losing work, and that will mean more Tennesseans (and Tennessee kids) will be uninsured and looking for support. Each day that Gov. Lee delays expansion leads to more health inequity disproportionately affecting communities of color and rural communities who are already unjustly underserved. This has to stop.

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