Where to Find Free Health Care or Low-Cost Health Insurance in Tennessee: Statewide Healthcare Resources

Recently the major department store where I worked part-time closed. I had just lost my full-time job a few months earlier. Suddenly I was facing the future unemployed and uninsured.

If you have recently lost your job and your insurance and you are wondering how you will be able to afford health care, these five programs will help you find free healthcare, low-cost health coverage, or other statewide health care resources in Tennessee.

1. Cover Tennessee- Cover Tennessee/CoverTN offers affordable health insurance options for small business owners, the self-employed and people who otherwise can't afford health coverage. CoverTN provides limited benefits and insurance plans that provide low-cost coverage for basic medical services.

2. TennCare -  TennCare is a government-operated medical assistance program for people who are eligible for Medicaid. TennCare is also designed for children who do not have health insurance. The TennCare Hotline is: 1-866-311-4287

3. Department of Health - The Tennessee Department of Health provides public health programs and health resources for residents of Tennessee including local health departments and various health hotlines.

4. Health Assist Tennessee- Health Assist Tennessee provides Tennesseans a statewide, toll-free Healthline to help them overcome barriers to health care. Call 1-800-269-4038.

5. Health Resources & Services Administration - Health Resources & Services Administration helps people find primary care health centers in most cities as well as many rural areas that are federally-funded for people who have no health insurance. Services are provided to patients based upon their ability to pay.

Summary:

If you have recently lost your job and your insurance and you are wondering how you will be able to afford health care, these five programs will help you find free healthcare, low-cost health coverage, or other statewide health care resources in Tennessee.

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Other Resources

Unemployment Resources in Tennessee

Filing for Unemployment in Tennessee

Protecting Your Job to Avoid Layoff

Handling a Layoff - Survival of the Fittest

Ten Ways to Get Fired and Lose Your Job

How to Fill Out Weekly Unemployment Certification Online in Tennessee

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