We’re on TennCare but don’t take handouts

TO THE EDITOR:

I would like to start out with a quote from the Editorial Viewpoint Jan. 12 — “Thousands of low-income families and individuals will still have access to ‘free lunch’ health insurance only now that free lunch is a sandwich instead of a steak.”

Well, I have you to know for starters that I’m not white trash. And I don’t intend to be treated like I am. Here is the rundown for you.

My husband and I are both on TennCare. Why? Because nobody else will insure us, and believe me, we tried every insurance company in McMinnville. We are older, we get sick. That’s not the kind of people they want to insure.

But we pay for our TennCare: $250 a month, $10 to our primary care providers, $25 to a specialist, and a $10 co-pay on all our medicine. And no, we do not take food stamps.

No, there is no steaks in this house, and there is definitely no handouts either. We take care of ourselves.
Jo Wilson
Crisp Springs Road
McMinnville