Cynthia Davis: How the Affordable Care Act Impacts Tennesseans
Cynthia Davis has been told that she has less than six months to live due to her metastasized colon cancer. After her illness made it impossible for her to work, Cynthia first received Supplemental...
View ArticleTennessee Needs the Medicaid expansion
Our friend Lenny Croce, staff attorney at the Oak Ridge office of the Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands, wrote a great op-ed about why Tennessee needs Medicaid expansion. On...
View ArticleVirginia Shell: How the Affordable Care Act Impacts Tennesseans
Virginia Shell was born in North Carolina but has called Elizabethton, Tennessee her home for many years. Virginia is warm and loves her three children, her Chihuahua, and her church. What Virginia...
View ArticleLara Kaylor: How the Affordable Care Act Impacts Tennesseans
Lara Kaylor’s life depends on getting care – care that she cannot get because she is uninsured. Lara, who has lived in Morristown most of her life, is only 39-years-old. However, unlike other people...
View ArticleJoyce: How the Affordable Care Act Impacts Tennesseans
Joyce was born and raised in Tennessee and has fond memories of singing to her friends and her foster family as a young girl. Joyce has a love for life, and has worked hard to make it the best it can...
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Celebrating Changes Under the Affordable Care Act
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), the health care reform law, has sought to make affordable and quality health care more accessible to people across America. With all the changes, we wanted to share some...
View ArticleEnrollment Tips
Hey fellow bloggers! We’re gonna get right to the question on everyone’s mind- what’s up with this healthcare.gov website? You’ve seen it on the news. You’ve read about it in the newspaper. You’ve...
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“I Enrolled and I Have Insurance!”
Beginning January 1, 2014, LeeAnn Love will have affordable health insurance for the first time in a long time. Ms. Love is a registered art therapist and licensed professional counselor, living in...
View Article6 Million Lives Changed
We know it’s been hard at times. We know the website wasn’t always the best. We know how frustrating it is to sit at your computer for hours and still not have insurance by the end of that session. But...
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The Joy of Getting Health Insurance
This story is part of a weekly series of ACA Success Stories. Please come back on Tuesdays for new stories. TJC is so blessed to be able to work with people across the state who have dedicated their...
View Article“It’s comforting… I don’t have that worry anymore.”
This story is part of a weekly series of ACA Success Stories. Please come back on Tuesdays for new stories. Last month, our volunteer, Margaret, went to Jefferson Street Baptist Church to interview...
View ArticleTennessee Justice Center Response to King v. Burwell Decision
Michele Johnson, executive director of the Tennessee Justice Center, responded to the Supreme Court ruling in King v. Burwell, saying, “Today’s ruling is good news for millions of ordinary Tennesseans....
View ArticleGap-Filling Provisions
Gap-Filling Provisions A key component of the ACA was the adoption of a uniform methodology for how to count income. This methodology, called Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI), is based on Federal...
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Giving Children Back Their Voices
Amanda FoyWilson County My husband and I have had what I would call a very quintessentially American love story. We have both they always lived in Mt. Juliet, which was a small town when we were...
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Protecting the Future of Our Children
Jessica MorefieldWeakley County I am originally from Cummings, Georgia but my dad’s job prompted our family’s move to Franklin when I was 11. My husband, Jamie, is originally from Lewisburg, TN. He...
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Future Care for Our Future Selves
Phyllis SweattObion County We will all get old someday, God willing. Investing in health coverage for the elderly isn’t just the right thing for our parents, it’s the right thing for our future selves....
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Our Bones are Pre-Existing Conditions
Leah Smith Shelby County There is nothing more terrifying as a parent than losing a child. That fear became very real to me eleven years ago. My son, Andrew, who was 19 at the time, was in a terrible...
View ArticleGap-Filling Provisions
Gap-Filling Provisions A key component of the ACA was the adoption of a uniform methodology for how to count income. This methodology, called Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI), is based on Federal...
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Giving Children Back Their Voices
Amanda FoyWilson County My husband and I have had what I would call a very quintessentially American love story. We have both they always lived in Mt. Juliet, which was a small town when we were...
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Protecting the Future of Our Children
Jessica MorefieldWeakley County I am originally from Cummings, Georgia but my dad’s job prompted our family’s move to Franklin when I was 11. My husband, Jamie, is originally from Lewisburg, TN. He...
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