Voices for Justice, Voices for Change...

Their story, yours and mine—it's what we all carry with us on this trip we take, and we owe it to each other to respect our stories and learn from them. --William Carlos William

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Moving Forward - Making Health Reform Work for Tennesseans How does the Affordable Care Act affect you?
When Adam Teal gets health insurance, he will be able to find a job...		Bonita Nornes will soon find the health care system much easier to navigate...	Forrest Erickson's company will benefit from a TN health insurance exchange...
David Morris has dealt with obstacles to health care his entire life...	Insurance companies have to give 2-year-old Jackson Whaley his nursing care back...	Larry Respasky is one of many church workers that will benefit from health reform...	Jerry and Karen Andreasen finally have a home. Soon they will have health insurance, too...
2009 - It's time! Tennesseans need a better health care system.
Cancer-survivor and small business owner, Laura Adams, has pursued affordable coverage to no avail...	Carl Brazier lost his job and his health insurance, can't afford COBRA...	Knox County Commissioner Amy Broyles struggled with getting health insurance for several years...	84-year-old Joyce Hollins struggles to care for her 64-year-old daughter, determined to keep her out of a nursing home...
David Hooker, a father forced to retire so he can care for his son and keep him at home out of a nursing home...	Small business owner, Mark Jacobs, struggles to keep group insurance for his employees...	Cuts to in-home nursing services has put single mom Nancy Patton in a real bind..	Church worker, Larry Repasky, cannot afford plans offered by the state or private insurers...
Darryl Salyer, father of two sons with muscular dystrophy, wonders where are the home & community based services the governor publicly promised...	Andrea Uselton finds "wrong doors" instead of "one door" to coverage for her kids...	Wanda Wallace, LPN, speaks out against state policy that forces patients from their home and into nursing homes...	Melanie Smith-Gill is about to lose Daniels-class TennCare coverage...
Paul Crum runs a small business and simply wants the same affordable choices that Congress has..	Rev. Mary Phillips worked most of her life, until illness caused disability...	Jerry Andreasen has worked most of his life, but is now homeless and without health coverage...	Grace Bos can't understand why a young adult with disabilities isn't guaranteed coverage...
Earl Lewis is another victim of bad state policy...	Linnea Johnson was biten by COBRA...	Mark Epstein learned that cancer means losing your home and your car...	Gary Wells hasn't the coverage to live his last days in dignity...
Charlene Harmon has seen friends die...	Chris Link understands the challenges to small businesses...	Bekah Long is a 23-year-old student...	Pat Petty says trying to keep it together is tough
Libby Peters has little hope without national reform	Leanne Lynch, wonders how this can happen in America...	Ella Parham, a retired school teacher, has few options.	Evonne Thompson is self-employed and cannot afford insurance
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Don Reed former insurance broker is now uninsured...	Gloria Brown is uninsured until see qualifies for Medicare...	Chris Rose job lose led to medical debt...	Your story...