Issue Position: Healthcare

Issue Position

There is no peace of mind if you are one illness away from bankruptcy.

District 17 is rapidly becoming a popular place to retire. This is a good thing, but we must plan ahead for an aging population that will soon need specialized healthcare support. We can do more for our seniors, and we must. We also need to look again at the expansion of Medicaid. We send millions of tax dollars to the federal government, and they are handing it out like candy to other states to provide healthcare services to their low-income people. This is a very bad deal for Tennessee. We need that money in Tennessee to pay for the healthcare needs of our people here at home. Failure to expand Medicaid has left billions on the table that would have increased access to health care, addressed the opioid epidemic, and kept rural hospitals in Tennessee open. It is time to quit cutting off our nose just to spite our face!

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