Activist Alert: Stop the TennCare Cuts

From Tennessee Health Care Campaign:

Despite what you may have read or seen in the media, most of the new revenue going into TennCare is one time money to help the state terminate people from TennCare, not to keep enrollees on the program or to reform the TennCare Program.

It is critical for us to keep up the pressure on our state legislators not to approve a budget with these cuts in enrollment and in benefits.

There are radical changes in the legislative schedule for this coming week beginning Monday, May 23. We need at least 50 people at each vigil time listed below. Please realize that this will, most likely, be the last week in the legislative session. We will conduct vigils at the following times at Legislative Plaza in Nashville. Before each vigil and reading of the litany of names, we meet in the legislative plaza cafeteria. We need people to try to make the 4 events on all three of the days. However, If you can only make one day, then Tuesday or Wednesday is the day.

Go to http://www.tenncare.org/ to check daily schedules. There are likely to be changes to the schedule so check every day.

Monday, May 23 - Meet in Legislative Plaza in the cafeteria area at 12:00 Noon - Vigil time (12:30 PM to 2:00 PM)
Tuesday, May 24 - Meet in Legislative Plaza in the cafeteria area at 8:00 AM - Vigil time (8:30 AM to 9:30 AM)
Tuesday, May 24 - Meet in Legislative Plaza in the cafeteria area at 1:00 PM - Vigil time (1:30 PM to 2:30 PM
Wednesday, May 25 - Meet in Legislative Plaza in the cafeteria area at 8:00 AM - Vigil time (8:30 AM to 9:30 AM)

Thank you for working to change your schedule.If you cannot come to the legislative plaza, then please call your state legislators this weekend. Go to http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/

Everyone has one state senator and state representative. The message is very simple: These proposed cuts in enrollment and benefits are not necessary, through better management hundreds of millions of dollars can be saved. Do not vote on a budget with these cuts.

For more information or to sign up to the activist email list, see:
Tennessee Health Care Campaign.