Control Spending with Care: “Federal Budget Cuts Will Have Ripple Effect”

Carol Westlake, Executive Director of the Tennessee Disability Coalition, represents the Coalition to Control Spending with Care on Channel 5. Dylan Brown is a patient who could be affected if Medicare spending is targeted for cuts. Watch the video: Westlake said in the past patients who cost the most typically endure some of the cuts [...]

Control Spending with Care

Tennessee Citizen Action is a member of The Coalition to Control Spending with Care, a group of 30 Tennessee membership and advocacy organizations that have voluntarily come together to encourage and support sensible fiscal policy at all levels in the U.S. Today the coalition released a joint statement on the potential serious harm that will [...]

Some Follow Up Questions on Health Care Reform Bill for Sen. Mae Beavers

The Tennessee Report covered Tuesday’s press conference on health reform repeal and the state-level bill that will do away with the obligation that all Tennesseans participate in health care reform. They also got  response from Sen. Mae Beavers: However, the Tennessee Senate Judiciary Committee chairwoman indicated Tuesday evening that Mancini is the one “wasting time” [...]

Tennessee Consumers Get a Word in on Health Care Repeal Debate

In the wake of health care reform repeal talk, Tennessee consumers stood with Tennessee Citizen Action, Tennessee Health Care Campaign, National Alliance on Mental Illness Tennessee, Tennessee Disability Coalition and SEIU Local 205 yesterday and revealed how they have been affected by our inadequate health care system. During the press conference, Tennessee Citizen Action also [...]

Tennessee Citizen Action Releases Statement On Health Care Reform Repeal Debate in US Congress and State Legislature

Tennessee consumers stood with Tennessee Citizen Action, Tennessee Health Care Campaign, National Alliance on Mental Illness Tennessee, Tennessee Disability Coalition and SEIU Local 205 yesterday and revealed how they have been affected by our inadequate health care system. During the press conference, Tennessee Citizen Action (TNCA) also called on Congressman Dr. Scott Desjarlais and State [...]

The Daily Funny: An in-depth, detailed, analytical look at the GOP health care plan

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Tennessean: Campaign scare tactics again target seniors

Larry Bivens of the Tennessean’s Washington Bureau calls out 60 Plus Association for lying and yet, you can’t find the article anywhere online. This is so much more important than the stories we have access to, which is usually all horse race and no substance. 60 Plus is extremely well-funded and has been running TV [...]

60 Plus to Tennessee Seniors: “Lie lie lie. Boo!”

Another 60 Plus lie to add to the one posted yesterday. [See "Hey 60 Plus, Lying to Senior Citizens is Just Wrong."] If you’re just joining us, 60 Plus Association is the group behind the health care legislation political attack ads running in the 8th congressional district. The ads do nothing but scare seniors into [...]

“Have You Ever Heard of Death Panels? For Reals.”

It’s almost as if mis-informant Nathan Spewman is real and he works for 60 Plus. Related Posts:Kicking Hardworking Tennesseans When They Are Down, Parts 1 and 2FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tennessee Citizen Action Applauds Attorney General Robert CooperNobody Should Put Grandma In a CornerYou Know We Can See You, Right?Kicking Hardworking Tennesseans When They’re Down, Part [...]

Individuals with Disabilities Face Health-Care Crisis

Tennessee Citizen Action’s Kris Murphy joins with the Tennessee Disability Coalition’s Courtney Jenkins-Atnip to give the next governor some good-government suggestions for the disability community. Here’s an excerpt of their Tennessean editorial: While it seems the task of fix­ing Tennessee’s health-care sys­tem might be daunt­ing, there are tools that would ensure that indi­vid­u­als with dis­abil­i­ties [...]

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