Medicaid expansion has never been about money May 24, 2021 | Michele Johnson | Tennessee Lookout "As our legislators adjourn, they keep in place for the seventh year their law preventing their fellow Tennesseans from receiving federal health insurance. Legislators also keep in place the health coverage that they and their families enjoy,
Over one year into the pandemic, racial health disparities continue May 13, 2021 | Freida Outlaw | PRIDE Publishing Group Longstanding racial disparities in health have been exacerbated by the pandemic, with black people experiencing significantly higher rates of hospitalization and death due to COVID-19 related complications compared to white people. In her
Tennesseans are dying waiting on our $1.4 billion for Medicaid expansion May 7, 2021 | Dr. Kathryn Crawford | Knox News The state's delay in expanding Medicaid has dire consequences for Tennesseans in the coverage gap. Our leaders are playing political games with the lives of Tennesseans--and losing money in the process--every day that
Why protecting the ACA is crucial for women of color Nov 3, 2020 | Carles Anderson | Tennessee Lookout Anderson reflects on her experiences with Sister Reach and explains how the socioeconomic gap between men and women and non-binary people, especially women and non-binary people of color, puts them at risk of healthcare
How the Affordable Care Act affects all of us and what overturning it would mean Nov 10, 2020 | Tony Garr | Tennessean Garr writes about the Affordable Care Act's far-reaching impact on communities that both rely on it for healthcare and for those who benefit from its many patient protections. Read original
