Lawmakers unleash ‘grassroots uprising’ targeting unfair health insurance practices
State Rep. Tim Hicks, R-Gray, (left) and state Rep. Yusef Hakeem, D-Chattanooga, (right) watch state Rep. Rick Scarbrough, R-Oak Ridge, (middle) speak at the Tennessee State Capitol on Feb. 18. (Noah McLane/Special to The Daily Memphian)
NASHVILLE — Tennessee lawmakers cited rising health care costs, an increased prevalence of claim denials and a lack of provider reimbursements as precedents for a new set of legislation aimed at curbing the power of insurance companies.
The legislators held a press conference in the Capitol’s old Supreme Court chamber Feb. 18 to announce the suite of proposed laws.
One identified the bills as a “grassroots uprising” against these practices.
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Noah McLane
Noah McLane reports on the state house for The Daily Memphian. He was born and raised in Tennessee and attended journalism school at Middle Tennessee State University, where his passion for community-focused storytelling began.
Prior to writing for The Daily Memphian, Noah was the editor-in-chief of his college newspaper, worked on general assignment for the Jackson Hole News & Guide in Jackson, Wyoming, and was most recently an editorial intern at the Nashville Scene.
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