More than 80,000 Tennessee children were uninsured last year, and that drop is among the highest rates in the nation, according to a new report from the Georgetown Center for Children and Families. Employer-sponsored coverage is increasingly unaffordable for many…
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Tennessee Justice Center holds ‘Insure Our Kids’ watch party
by PRIDE Newsdesk •
TennCare and CoverKids provide free or low-cost health insurance for children and teens. These programs cover regular checkups, immunizations, doctor and dentist visits, hospital care, mental health services, prescriptions and more. Yet there are an estimated 53,000 uninsured children in…
Democratic lawmakers want continued funding for CoverKids
by PRIDE Newsdesk •
The Tennessee House Democratic Caucus is calling on U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker and the entire Tennessee U.S. Congressional delegation to extend the federal block grant that funds CoverKids. CoverKids is funded under the federal Children’s Health Insurance…