07/02/2025
A major budget bill which includes sweeping cuts to Medicaid is now moving to the House of Representatives. A vote could occur as early as Wednesday, July 2nd.
What happens next could affect care for thousands of Tennesseans.
Alan Levine, CEO of Ballad Health- a hospital system serving rural communities in Northeast Tennessee, released a statement about how this will negatively impact healthcare access nationwide: "These communities are not just losing hospitals — they’re losing the only point of access for emergency care, maternity services and specialty physicians."
Read more in this recent Tennessean op-ed (no paywall): https://www.yahoo.com/news/big-beautiful-bill-cut-medicaid-190310419.html
Call your U.S. Representative at (202)224-3121 and tell them to and .
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