TennCare's Home Health Cuts
Submitted by Todd Hash on Wed, 04/22/2009 - 4:07pm.
The Tennessee General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Government Operations just reviewed the limits on home health hours that TennCare started using last year. They did not make a final decision. Other legislative meetings about these rules are coming up.
Please let your state representatives and senators know the rules are unacceptable by calling them, especially if they are one of the legislators on the list below. You can find your legislators’ names and phone numbers online at http://www.capitol.tn.gov/legislators or by calling (800) 449-8366.
What should you tell your legislators when you call?
Tell your legislators that you are against TennCare’s new home health rules because they are bad for you, your family, or your business. Tell them how the new rules hurt you, and give them your home address. You can influence the results of these meetings. The only way the legislators will know how these cuts affect people is if you tell them.
When should you call your legislators?
Call your legislators’ offices this week. Then, have your family and friends call their legislators to explain to them how these cuts are hurting Tennessee families. Every call will make a difference.
If your legislators are on the list below, then they are on one of the committees that will be making the final decision, and it is even more important that you call this week. Everyone has one state representative and one state senator:
List of Key Legislators
Rep. Barbara Cooper, part of Shelby County
Rep. Bill Dunn, part of Knox County
Sen. Bo Watson, part of Hamilton County
Rep. Charles Sargent, part of Williamson County
Rep. Craig Fitzhugh, Lauderdale, Crockett, and part of Dyer County
Rep. Curtis Johnson, part of Montgomery County
Rep. Debra Maggart, part of Sumner County
Rep. Dennis Roach, Claiborne, Grainger, and part of Jefferson County
Sen. Dewayne Bunch, Bradley, Meigs, Polk, and part of McMinn County
Sen. Diane Black, Robertson and part of Sumner County
Rep. Donna Rowland, part of Rutherford County
Sen. Doug Overbey, Blount and Sevier Counties
Sen. Douglas Henry, part of Davidson County
Rep. G. A. Hardaway, part of Shelby County
Rep. Gary Odom, part of Davidson County
Rep. Glen Casada, part of Williamson County
Rep. Harry Brooks, part of Knox County
Rep. Harry Tindell, part of Knox County
Sen. Jack Johnson, Williamson and part of Davidson County
Sen. Jamie Woodson, part of Knox County
Rep. Janis Sontany, part of Davidson County
Rep. Jason Mumpower, Johnson and part of Sullivan County
Rep. Jim Cobb, North Hamilton and Rhea Counties
Sen. Jim Kyle, part of Shelby County
Rep. Jimmy Eldridge, part of Madison County
Rep. Jimmy Naifeh, Haywood and part of Titpon County
Rep. Joe Armstrong, part of Knox County
Sen. Joe Haynes, part of Davison County
Rep. Johnny Shaw, Hardeman and part of Madison County
Rep. Karen Camper, part of Shelby County
Rep. Kent Coleman, part of Rutherford County
Rep. Kevin Brooks, part of Bradley County
Rep. Larry Miller, part of Shelby County
Rep. Les Winningham, Clay, Jackson, Pickett, Scott, and part of Anderson County
Rep. Lois DeBerry, part of Shelby County
Rep. Mark Maddox, Weakley and part of Carroll County
Sen. Mark Norris, Dyer, Lauderdale, Tipton, and part of Shelby County
Rep. Michael Harrison, Hancock and part of Hawkins County
Rep. Mike Bell, McMinn and part of Monroe County
Rep. Mike Kernell, part of Shelby County
Rep. Mike Turner, part of Davidson County
Sen. Ophelia Ford, part of Shelby County
Sen. Paul Stanley, part of Shelby County
Sen. Randy McNally, Anderson, Loudon, Monroe, and part of Knox County
Sen. Reginald Tate, part of Shelby County
Rep. Richard Montgomery, part of Sevier County
Sen. Roy Herron, Benton, Decatur, Henderson, Henry, Lake, Obion, Perry, Stewart, and Weakley Counties
Sen. Rusty Crowe, Washington and Carter Counties
Rep. Stacey Campfield, part of Knox County
Rep. Steve McDaniel, Henderson, Chester, and part of Decatur County
Rep. Steve McManus, part of Shelby County
Rep. Stratton Bone, Cannon, Trousdale, and part of Wilson County
Rep. Susan Lynn, parts of Sumner and Wilson Counties
Sen. Thelma Harper, part of Davidson County
Sen. Tim Barnes, Cheatham, Houston, and Montgomery Counties
Sen. Tim Burchett, part of Knox County
Rep. Tommie Brown, part of Hamilton County
