Tell Our Senators They Must Act Now to Prevent Massive Health Coverage Losses for Tennesseans

More than 300,000 Tennesseans could lose their health care coverage and become uninsured, and many others might see their health insurance premiums skyrocket without federal action as pandemic-related health policies expire. Congress should take swift action to help avert two approaching health care crises facing Tennesseans. Federal policymakers can help protect Tennesseans from losing health coverage during the “unwinding” of our Public Health Emergency (PHE) policies and prevent steep premium increases later this year when the American Rescue Plan's Premium Tax Credit enhancements expire.

Because of our state legislature's refusal to expand Medicaid, many losing their Medicaid coverage will fall into the coverage gap and become uninsured. This will include large numbers of young adults who have turned 19, and low-income parents whose income has risen above the state's very low-income thresholds.

An economic package that Congress considers through the fast-track process known as reconciliation is the best chance, and possibly the only chance, to enact legislation before the enhanced premium tax credits expire and before the Public Health Emergency is set to end. This is Congress' best opportunity to protect coverage and ensure Tennesseans maintain access to affordable coverage.

Please email Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty and tell them to act now to ensure Tennesseans continue to have access to good quality, affordable health coverage after the Public Health Emergency ends.

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Troubled times are around the corner for many Tennessee individuals and families when the Public Health Emergency ends and when the premium tax credit enhancements for marketplace plans expire. An economic reconciliation package is Congress’ best opportunity to protect coverage and ensure Tennesseans maintain access to affordable coverage. We want our leaders to:

- Permanently extend enhanced premium tax credits to help many Tennesseans who are no longer eligible for Medicaid afford private coverage, and to protect those currently enrolled in the Marketplace from paying higher premiums and potentially becoming uninsured.

- Permanently close the Medicaid coverage gap for 300,000 people with incomes below the poverty line but no pathway to affordable health coverage.

Time is running short! Please pass these policies in the economic legislation to protect our neighbors from price spikes when they look for marketplace plans this fall and from becoming uninsured and experiencing gaps in accessing health care at the end of the Public Health Emergency.

Sincerely, [Your information here]