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Richard of Seymour, TN
Richard of Seymour, TN writes: I’m a mostly retired Family Nurse Practitioner and I practiced for 40 years in East Tennessee seeing thousands of uninsured patients . My wife & I continue to live in Sevier County, our children grew up here and went to public schools here. Over the years I provided care…
Read MoreLetter to Editor: Natalie of Nashville, TN
Natalie of Nashville, TN writes: As a single mother and small business owner for over 12 years, I am one of the thousands of Tennesseans and millions of Americans who has benefitted from the ACA. I am writing because I am very disappointed in Senator Alexander’s actions this week. His vote goes against his promise…
Read MoreLetter to Editor: Amy of Nashville, TN
Amy of Nashville, TN writes: As a nurse I am able to interact with many people who fall under the ACA. Let me assure you that we are all just one situation away from needing assistance with healthcare. Before ACA, I saw situations where patients chose to forgo tests, scans or treatment because if a…
Read MoreLetter to Editor: Amy of Nashville, TN
Amy of Nashville, TN writes: As a nurse I am able to interact with many people who fall under the ACA. Let me assure you that we are all just one situation away from needing assistance with healthcare. Before ACA, I saw situations where patients chose to forgo tests, scans or treatment because if a…
Read MoreLetter to Editor: Amy of Nashville, TN
Amy of Nashville, TN writes: As a nurse I am able to interact with many people who fall under the ACA. Let me assure you that we are all just one situation away from needing assistance with healthcare. Before ACA, I saw situations where patients chose to forgo tests, scans or treatment because if a…
Read MoreLetter to Editor: Amy of Nashville, TN
Amy of Nashville, TN writes: Dear Senator Alexander, My son was born 10 weeks early and spent 46 days in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Nashville. I never planned on having a preemie, never planned on hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical bills, or having a sick baby struggling to breathe and eat.…
Read MoreLetter to Editor: Michele of Nashville, TN
Michele of Nashville, TN writes: As a mother of two young children, I’m disappointed by Senator Alexander’s actions this week. Tennesseans, and all Americans, deserve a real plan that protects high quality, affordable, health plan. This “repeal without a delay” will cause women to lose access to no co-pay birth control. Insurance providers could be…
Read MoreLetter to Editor: Courtney of Nashville, TN
Courtney of Nashville, TN writes: My name is Courtney and I am a Nashville resident. I am so disappointed in Senators Corker and Alexander. They have an opportunity to prove to their constituents that they will stand up for us, and for our health care. Senator Alexander has stated that the ACA should only be…
Read MoreLetter to Editor: Shanna of Nashville, TN
Shanna of Nashville, TN writes: Years ago, I was laid off from my job and soon found myself without health insurance. I wasn’t worried; I was young, healthy and had never been sick a day in my life, other than the occasional cold. Getting new health insurance would just be a formality. I was wrong. Because…
Read MoreLetter to Editor: Madison of Nashville, TN
Madison of Nashville, TN writes: Dear Senator Alexander, My name is Madison Johnson, and I am a constituent from Nashville. I am writing to express my fears that repeal of the ACA would result in lost access to care, and ultimately to the loss of lives in Tennessee. I am a psychiatry resident at Vanderbilt,…
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