Charles Lawrence

TJC Story Blog May 2021 Charles Lawrence My wife has been uninsured for almost 7 years now in Tennessee. The state may not realize, but disincentivization of life of a married couple dedicated to being a positive social and environmental impact is probably

Clarence Black

TJC Story Blog May 2021 Clarence Black Clarence Black is a 50-year-old man living in Columbia, Tennessee. He has a lot of pain in his limbs and especially in his arms, likely from previous physical work that he has done that has left

Richard Shanker

TJC Story Blog Jan 2021 Richard Shanker Mr. Richard Shanker is 47 years old and lives in Milan, TN. He is diabetic and has been on insulin since he was 3 ½ years old. When he was about 11 years old, his endocrinologist

Elisabeth Firestone

TJC Story Blog Nov 2020 Elisabeth Firestone I’m Elisabeth, a college-educated, professional musician who’s worked as a church Music Director for over 20 years. In 2014, shortly after I moved to TN and the ACA was implemented, I started receiving Medicaid, unaware it