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New Report – Defined by Health Care: Election 2018
NEW REPORT – Defined by Health Care: Election 2018 New Report from Protect Our Care Finds that Health Care is the Most Important Issue for Voters in the 2018 Election Cycle Nashville, TN – In a new report released today, Protect Our Care analyzes polling, public data, advertising spending, candidate statements and more to…
Read MoreTennessee Gubernatorial Candidates Address Tennessee Veteran and Terminal Cancer Patient, Kelly Gregory, During Debate
This is Her Response NASHVILLE, Tenn. – During tonight’s Tennessee Gubernatorial debate, the moderator asked each candidate what they would say to Kelly Gregory, a terminal cancer patient and U.S. Army veteran calling for Medicaid expansion. Gregory issued the following statement in response to their answers: “I pray to be the last person to die…
Read MoreIt’s Time to Come Clean: Blackburn Lies About Her Record On Pre-Existing Conditions During Senate Debate
It’s Time to Come Clean: Blackburn Lies About Her Record On Pre-Existing Conditions During Senate Debate (Tullahoma, TN) – In response to last night’s Senate debate between Marsha Blackburn and Phil Bredesen, Protect My Care issued the following statement from Dr. Thomas Phelps, a family medicine doctor in Tullahoma: “Representative Marsha Blackburn wants to…
Read MoreNashville Patients and Providers Call Out Rep. Blackburn’s Health Care Record
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 11, 2018 Contact: Sloan Toler / 601.497.7360 / sloan@forwardtn.org Nashville Patients and Providers Call Out Rep. Blackburn’s Health Care Record Blackburn’s Vote History Contradicts Claims She Supports Pre-Existing Condition Protections Nashville, TN – Earlier today, patients and providers hosted a press conference in front of Nashville General Hospital to reaffirm their support…
Read MoreWho is Protecting the 2.7 Million Tennesseans Living with Pre-Existing Conditions?
Who is Protecting the 2.7 Million Tennesseans Living with Pre-Existing Conditions? Corker, Alexander Wrong on Baldwin Resolution Blackburn Still Refusing to Sign Onto Rosen Resolution Nashville, Tenn. – Yesterday, Senators Bob Corker and Lamar Alexander voted against Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)’s discharge petition to force a vote on her resolution to block insurers from selling…
Read MoreBlackburn-Bredesen Debate: With Blackburn’s Abysmal Record on Health Care, Will She Try to “Shake It Off”?
Blackburn-Bredesen Debate With Blackburn’s Abysmal Record on Health Care, Will She Try to “Shake It Off”? Nashville, Tenn. – The debate today between Marsha Blackburn and Phil Bredesen will make it very clear to voters where they stand on key issues, including health care. Health care remains among the top issues in the state, as 2,718,800…
Read MoreShort-Term “Junk Plans” Are a Threat to Millions
“A Threat to Many Millions” Those Who Know Best Say Trump’s Junk Plans are the Worst On the eve of Senate Democrats beginning work to force a vote to overturn Trump’s junk plans expansion, America’s leading health care providers and advocates filed amicus briefs in support of the plaintiffs who sued last month to…
Read MoreICYMI: “You can save a lot of money on health insurance, but should you?”
In Case You Missed It: You can save a lot of money on health insurance, but should you? A new CNBC article warns consumers that while short-term health plans are sold as an opportunity to save on health insurance, these plans offer extremely limited coverage and a “false sense of security.” The full article…
Read MoreBipartisan Support Needed to Stop Junk Plans and Pre-Existing Condition Protections
Protect Our Care Calls on Senators Bob Corker and Lamar Alexander to Support Senator Tammy Baldwin’s Senate Resolution to Protect People with Pre-Existing Conditions Resolution’s Passage Would Stop Junk Plans and Protect Americans With Pre-Existing Conditions Washington, D.C. – A resolution to block insurers from selling the Trump Administration’s short-term, junk insurance plans, introduced…
Read MoreNew Poll: 71% of Tennessee Voters Say that Health Care is a Top Issue
(Nashville, Tennessee) – Public Policy Polling put out a new survey today breaking down just how important health care is to Tennesseans ahead of the 2018 midterm elections. The survey found that 71% of Tennessee voters consider health care a top voting issue – with 31% saying that health care is the most important issue…
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