WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 – U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob
Corker today released the following statements on Gov. Bill Haslam’s
announcement of “Insure Tennessee,” which Gov. Haslam calls “an
alternative approach” to the expansion of Medicaid under Obamacare. The
plan, according to the governor, is “a two-year pilot program to provide
health care coverage to Tennesseans who currently don’t have access to
health insurance or have limited options."
Alexander, the senior Republican on the Senate health
committee, said: “Governor Haslam deserves credit for insisting upon a
Tennessee plan that the state can afford, and Secretary Burwell deserves
credit for being flexible enough to allow the governor to achieve
that.”
Corker said: “I have had several conversations with Governor
Haslam and appreciate the work he and his team have done to study this
issue closely and negotiate a tailored solution that works for
Tennessee. I'm glad the administration has finally allowed appropriate
flexibility, and I'm pleased our state was able to adopt a solution that
will build off of the innovative ways we deliver quality health care.”
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