Medicaid expansion in Tennessee has strong support among registered voters statewide, according to a recent poll that a number of patient advocacy groups are getting behind.
The poll, conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research in April, showed 63 percent support Medicaid expansion with the use of federal funds to 21 percent against and 16 percent undecided. A total of 625 registered voters were interviewed statewide by telephone.
On Monday, a number of organizations that support Medicaid expansion came together at Nashville General Hospital to launch an informational campaign ultimately aimed at lawmakers that Tennessee Justice Center Executive Director Michele Johnson believes are "out of touch" with voters.
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