The Senate is expected to vote on the "Better Care Act" this week. There will be no public hearings and no expert testimony before the Senate votes on the bill. Experts from across the state will convene on Monday evening to raise the urgent questions that the Senators need to answer before voting on this bill. The public will also have the chance to ask questions about how they will be affected by the Senate's health bill. The Senators and their staff will be invited to the forum, and the questions and statements by the panel of experts will also be captured and sent to Senators' offices, with the urgent request that they get answers to these questions before voting on the health bill.

Panelists*

-Dr. Matt Harris, Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics and Research Assistant Professor in the Boyd Center for Business & Economic Research at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville

-Dr. Carole R. Myers, Associate Professor College of Nursing & Department of Public Health University of Tennessee at Knoxville

-Linda O'Neal, Executive Director at the Tennessee Commission on Children & Youth

-Dr. Andrew Pfeffer, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Emergency Room Physician

-Bill Zechman, State Farm Insurance Agent in McMinnville, TN

Moderator

David Plazas, Opinion and Engagement Editor at the Tennessean

When?

Monday, June 26

6:30-8:30 PM

Where?

John Seigenthaler Center at Vanderbilt University

1207 18th Ave S

Nashville, TN 37212

Host

The Tennessee Justice Center (TJC) is a non-profit public interest law firm serving families in Tennessee. It gives priority to policy issues and civil cases in which the most basic necessities of life are at stake. TJC was established in 1996 and is located at 211 Seventh Avenue, North, Nashville, TN. For additional information about the Tennessee Justice Center, call 615-255-0331.

*The views of the panelists do not necessarily reflect those of the Tennessee Justice Center.