Tennessee Charitable Care Network (TCCN)
TCCN is a Network of Charitable Care Organizations Working Together to Create a Stronger and More Compassionate Health Care Safety Net for All Tennesseans in Need.
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TCCN members are community-based and faith-based charitable care organizations that provide medical care, dental care, or behavioral healthcare, and/or referrals for specialty care for low-income, uninsured and underserved Tennesseans.
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By means of our advocacy, programs and services, TCCN represents, supports, advocates for, and educates Tennessee's community-based and faith-based safety net providers. TCCN provides resources, training, and technical assistance so that charitable care organizations can successfully adapt and evolve to meet the changing needs of their communities and the health policy environment.
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TCCN currently has 37 charitable care organizational members and 4 associate members. The term “charitable care organization” refers to a 501c3, nonprofit, community-based or faith-based organization that provides medical care, dental care, or behavioral healthcare and/or referrals for specialty care for low-income, uninsured and underserved populations.
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Through its advocacy, programs, and services, TCCN provides support, education, and representation for member organizations that provide charitable health care services to low-income, uninsured, and underserved Tennesseans. TCCN brings the charitable health care sector together for networking and support in a way that promotes relationship building and the sharing of ideas, promising practices, and lessons learned. In addition, the Network develops resources, links members to funding opportunities, provides training and technical assistance, advocates for increased access to care and improved healthcare policies, collects and disseminates data, and promotes member clinics and referral networks statewide.
