Commentary: A costly way to change the subject
Jan 19, 2021 | Michele Johnson | Tennessee Lookout
“A crucial feature of TennCare has been the open-ended nature of the federal funding: the feds match every dollar we spend on a 2:1 basis, with no ceiling. The new waiver alters that crucial feature, ending Tennessee’s access to open-ended federal financing and substituting a “block grant,” that caps future federal funds.” – Michele Johnson, TJC Executive Director
Medicaid expansion has never been about money
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
2021 In Charge – Health Care
2021 In Charge – Health Care Mar. 26, 2021 | Nashville Post Thank you to the Nashville post for including our Executive Director, Michele Johnson, in your 2021 In Charge
Over one year into the pandemic, racial health disparities continue
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
Tennesseans are dying waiting on our $1.4 billion for Medicaid expansion
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
Hunger rates plummet after two rounds of stimulus
Hunger rates plummet after two rounds of stimulus May 7, 2021 | HELENA BOTTEMILLER EVICH | Politico Food safety net programs are more important now than any other time in recent years. "Most