title: Indigent health care plan for Tennessee.
abstract: The author describes the development of an Indigent Health Care Program for the State of Tennessee from the campaign pledge of the Governor, through the development of an Indigent Care Cabinet Council, to the development and enactment of appropriate legislation required to implement this program. The program deals with availability of health care services, accessibility to health care services and funding mechanisms. The backbone of the program is the involvement of the local community and the coordinating and networking of the existing private, community and state health care providers.
authors: Tennessee Department of Health & Environment, Nashville 37219.
authors: R T
authors: RT
authors: Light
mesh_terms: D003151:Community Health Centers / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D008484:Medicaid / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008483:Medical Assistance / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008489:Medical Indigency / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008507:Medically Underserved Area; D010820:Physicians / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000600:supply & distribution; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods; D011635:Public Health Administration; D013221:State Health Plans / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013714:Tennessee; D014481:United States