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Tennessee
Health Care Campaign (THCC)
Health Care, TennCare, Cover TN &
You
Info & Action Alert - State & National
Actions
January 19, 2007
State
& Local & National:
1. Historical Agreement Announced Today between AARP, America's Health Insurance Plans, American Academy of Family Physicians, American Hospital Association, American Medical Association, American Public Health Association, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Catholic Health Association, Families USA, Federation of American Hospitals, Healthcare Leadership Council, Johnson & Johnson, Kaiser Permanente, Pfizer, Inc., United Healthgroup, and U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Go to http://www.familiesusa.org/issues/uninsured/hccu/about-hccu.html to see the following:
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Agreement
- Background
- Press Release
- List of Signing Organizations
- What Would a Good Health Care Tax Credit Look Like (Families USA)
- Cost-Sharing in Medicaid: "It's not about Skin in the Game"-It's about Lives on the Line." (Families USA)
2.
Poll Shows Health Care Is Top Issue in Election
Americans for Health Care, a project of SEIU, released a poll in November
2006 conducted by Lake Research Partners which reveals that health care
was a top issue for voters across the country and was a powerful issue
in deciding the outcome of the mid-term elections.
Key findings of the poll include:
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"Health care" and "prescription drugs" (27 percent) were tied with "The situation in Iraq" (27 percent) and second only to "Economy and jobs" (34 percent) as the top concerns of voters.
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Rising health care costs was the most intense economic concern of voters (29 percent).
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Health care has increased in salience since 2004, with 47 percent saying it was the most or one for the most important issues in making their vote for Congress, compared to 32 percent in 2004
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Sixty-six (66) percent thought health care was discussed too little by the candidates.
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Seventy-four (74) percent of voters think health care should be a high priority for the new Congress
For more poll results, go to www.americansforhealthcare.com/
3. Regional Training Meeting for Middle TN: Come and find out the latest about CoverTN and all its components as well as the latest on the Historic Agreement listed above. These trainings will be conducted across the state in February and March in Memphis, Dyersburg, Jackson, Dickson, Nashville, Cookeville, Chattanooga, Knoxville and TriCities. The first one will be in Nashville:
Date: Saturday, February 3
Time: 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM
Place: Edgehill United Methodist Church, 1502 Edgehill Ave., Nashville
Registration: Email Tony Garr
4. Health Care in Tennessee (Radio Free Nashville): Listen to Radio Free Nashville every Wednesday, 4-5 PM Central Time, on line, "Steaming Audio." This week George Haley will cover for Tony Garr while he is in Washington, DC. Listen in. Get the latest health care news and more information about this historic agreement. Since Radio Free Nashville is a low-power community radio station, most of you will only be able to listen via streaming audio. To listen in to Radio Free Nashville. CLICK HERE.
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