Ten years after the US Supreme Court ruling delegated the decision to expand Medicaid to individual states, health advocates attempted to involve the GOP-led General Assembly and Republican Governor of Tennessee, but failed.
Kinika Young, head of health policy and impartiality in Nashville-based Tennessee justice, said last month’s court decision terminating the constitutional rights to abortion expanded Tennessee’s access to health care. He said it further increased the need for urgent action to do so. center.
“This is a moral and health crisis that challenges the country to prevent the already shocking racial health inequalities from worsening following the Supreme Court’s ruling,” Young said.
To clarify, bridging the coverage gap between Tennessee and other Holdout states does not address the lack of access to abortion, but low-income people rely on other forms of health care. Helps ensure that you have an affordable price that you can.
– Kinika Young, Tennessee Justice Center
Other young supporters on Thursday include Senator Chuck Schumer, D-NY, Senator Joe Manchin, DW.Va, President Joe Biden, and 11 other uninsured residents of Tennessee. He urged an agreement on an economic package that would allow for the expansion of the Medicade. Holdout Status — Buy affordable insurance in the healthcare market. The measure has so far been stalled in the Senate.
“If they fail to act, millions of people, including those who may become pregnant, will be left without foreseeable corrections to the lack of coverage,” Young said, from the age of 18. Cited data from the discovery of 300,000 Tennessees, including 31,000 women by the age of 49 There is no affordable way to buy health insurance, but high maternal and infant mortality rates, especially among blacks Is continuing.
The Supreme Court’s decision to have an abortion had an immediate impact on Tennessee. In Tennessee, a six-week abortion ban has been granted into force, so planned parent-child relationships and most other clinics have stopped offering abortions. Attorney General Herbert Slateley said he hopes that Tennessee’s “trigger” law, which criminalizes almost all abortions in Tennessee, will come into force by mid-August.
“To clarify, bridging the coverage gap between Tennessee and other Holdout states does not address the lack of access to abortion, but it does allow low-income people to go to other forms of health care. It helps to ensure that you have a reliable and affordable price, “Young said. “This access is important to get contraception to help people reduce unplanned pregnancies and pre-pregnancy care to increase the chances of a healthy pregnancy if they become pregnant.”
Senator London Lamar, D-Memphis, could occur among low-income families where many newborns are already struggling to meet their basic needs, including healthcare, as a result of the abortion decision. He said he had a high sex.
“We are no longer doing a good job of caring for pregnant women and babies, but this time we will force more unplanned pregnancies in the state,” she said. “You see a worsening of the number of women who are at risk of dying or dying because of inaccessibility to this important medical service, and the number of infants who are at risk of dying or dying.”
Lamar publicly talked about losing his child at maturity in 2019, when he suffered from preeclampsia pregnancy complications. Her Lamar’s cousin said she was with her child at eight months of gestation because she “she believed it was wrong to choose her abortion to save her life.” Died in.
“I want to challenge my Republican colleagues to think beyond your political ideology, think about the lives of women you actually serve in this state, and give them the opportunity to choose their lives,” she says. rice field. “Give them the opportunity to choose their motherhood. It’s not something you have to choose for them.”
Pregnant women in poverty are eligible for Tenn Care in Tennessee. After a Supreme Court ruling at the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, Governor Bill Lee, who is categorically opposed to abortion, has expanded postnatal care from 60 days to 12 months to improve results. Said.
However, these benefits only begin when pregnancy begins, said Dr. Kendra D. Hayslet, an obstetrician and gynecologist in Nashville. Hayslett noted the high mortality rates of infants and pregnant women in Tennessee and the high preterm birth rates. This exacerbates the problem when people do not have access to medical care.
“People in this coverage gap often miss pre-pregnancy counseling and prenatal care,” she said. “All states, including Tennessee, offer Medicaid compensation to pregnant people (in poverty), but they need to know that they are actually pregnant and actually apply for Medicaid. Compensation will not start until there is. Danger. “
According to her, access is especially problematic in rural areas where prenatal care and hospitals can be far away by car.
Apart from Thursday, the Medicare and Medicaid Service Center reported that Tenesian had suggested on Thursday that it could have more control over Tenesian’s interests and eligibility.
During the decline of the Trump administration, Tennessee authorities were approved to operate TennCare under a block grant and associated it with the registration level for a fixed annual payment that gives state authorities more freedom in how the program runs. Traded variable federal funds.
Negotiations on the Senate package are ongoing and floor voting has not yet been set.