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Rep. Bryan Terry: Obamacare will force insurance rates to skyrocket in 2017, here’s what you need to know

August 24, 2016 By Admin

Terry and Breely - EditedMurfreesboro, Tenn., August 24, 2016– As Obamacare costs skyrocket, and networks and options shrink, one should know that Obamacare isn’t offering insurance, but unsurance.  The Tennessee insurance commissioner is saying that the the Obamacare exchange is nearing collapse.

In District 48, voters should know that one candidate (Rep. Bryan Terry, MD):

-Is a board certified physician licensed in two states
-Was President of the Tennessee Society of Anesthesiologists-resident component.
-Owns a small business and medical practice
-Serves as a HIPAA Compliance officer
-Serves as a Medicare Compliance officer
-Served on the Physician’s Excellence Committee at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital
-Teaches UT Medical residents
-Teaches Nurse Anesthesia students
-Is being credentialed as an Associate Assistant Professor of UT Graduate Medical Education
-Was honored as Tennessee Legislator of the Year for passing legislation that increased access and decreased costs for patients while fighting the unsurance of Obamacare.

Meanwhile, here are the facts on the other candidate wanting to push the Obama-Clinton agenda:
-Is on record praising Obamacare
-Is on record saying he doesn’t know why Tennessee didn’t expand Obamacare with the key phrase being “I don’t know”
-Is on record proudly proclaiming that he has watched enough House reruns to be a real pain to the next doctor he sees
-Jokes about serious, life-threatening medical conditions

-Like Hillary Clinton, deletes data and information that could be detrimental to his campaign and tries to hide it from voters  (Good thing we caught them before they were deleted – See tweet below).
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Last legislative session, Rep. Terry spoke in two different committees on bi-partisan legislation to bring awareness to the disease Lupus.  With close to 300 health care related bills and resolutions coming through the General Assembly, the choice is clear.  Re-elect Rep. Bryan Terry, MD, a candidate that takes patient care seriously, and not the unqualified Democrat opponent that jokes about conditions like lupus.

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Rep. Bryan Terry: End Of Session Health Care Update

May 17, 2016 By Admin

Rep. Bryan Terry, MD (District 48)
Rep. Bryan Terry, MD (District 48)

Murfreesboro, Tenn., May 17, 2016– This year several bills came through that will help Tennesseans with health care including increased access and decreased costs.  First, one should know that Tennessee had one of the most onerous certificate of need(CON) laws in the nation.  These restrictive and costly CON regulations decreased access and increased costs by restricting the free market in health care.  HB 1730, as crafted, removes some services from requiring CON while adding flexibility to the way some hospitals and physician groups operate.

It is estimated that over 60 donated organs are leaving Tennessee to recipients in other states.  During the CON bill process, I worked with the Tennessee Hospital Association, St. Thomas Health, and the bill sponsor to ensure organ transplant programs would be available in Tennessee to make use of the donated organs for Tennesseans.  In the end, the bill did make provisions for our Tennesseans in need.

As technology advances, our laws and our health care system must advance, as well.  Telehealth or telemedicine is the use of real time video, audio or other telecommunication technologies that enables interaction between the healthcare services provider and the patient for the purpose of diagnosis, consultation, or treatment of a patient in another location.  HB 2331, which I co-sponsored, helps set up fair compensation for telemedicine which in turn will encourage providers to take advantage of this medical and technological advancements.

Along the same line was HB 976 which addressed teledentistry.  Under the general supervision of a dentist and with the use of video technology, dental hygienists will be able to perform certain dental services in remote locations without a dentist being physically present.  I was able to work with the sponsor and the interested parties to help craft the final draft of this legislation.  This law will help our nursing home, and rural patients have better access to dental care.

I, also, co-sponsored HB2323, the Health Care Empowerment Act, which paved the way for direct primary care.  The law provides Tennesseans with an affordable free-market option to contract directly with their physician for primary healthcare services by ensuring that it is not considered an HMO or insurance company for purposes of regulation in Tennessee.  As the patient-physician relationship is the cornerstone of health care, this law helps remove some of the barriers that have been built up over time.

Two other laws that I co-sponsored will help Tennessee to recruit nurses and EMT’s, as well as help our nurses and EMT’s that may wish to work in other states.  The Emergency Medical Services Licensure Compact and the Nurse Licensure Compact will allow Tennessee to enter into agreements with other states for reciprocity of nursing and EMT licensing.  As opposed to having to apply for a license in various states, a nursing or EMT license would be valid in the states that join the compact.  At present time, they need more states to a join the compacts for them to become enacted, but Tennessee is leading in this issue.

The most time consuming bill this year in our health committee was HB 1840, otherwise known as the counseling bill.  There was and still is a lot of misperceptions about the law.  The law states that “No counselor or therapist providing counseling or therapy services shall be

required to counsel or serve a client as to goals, outcomes, or behaviors that conflict with the sincerely held principles of the counselor or therapist; provided, that the counselor or therapist coordinates a referral of the client to another counselor or therapist who will provide the counseling or therapy.”  It, also, states that it shall not apply to a counselor or therapist when an individual seeking or undergoing counseling is in imminent danger of harming themselves or others.

We amended the bill in committee to change it to “sincerely held principles” instead of “religious beliefs”.  And you should notice that the bill doesn’t say that you can refuse to see someone because of who they are (race, religion, sex, LGBT, etc).  It is when the client or patient has goals, outcomes, or behaviors that conflict with a sincerely held principle of the counselor that matters.  And there is a process of referral that must take place, as well. 

One should note that for 50 years, counselors never had an issue until Eastern Michigan violated the civil rights of a counseling student who could not affirm the goals of a patient and asked for a classroom exemption.  Eastern Michigan settle out of court after they expelled Julea Ward.  The American Counseling Association(ACA) changed their ethics codes to reflect the opinion of Eastern Michigan.  By doing so, several states automatically adopt the ACA ethics codes as part of statute.  Tennessee is one of those states and their action changed Tennessee’s statutes. 

During well over 6 hours of testimony, those voting for the bill determined that the ACA code violated the 1st and 14th Amendment rights of the counselors. It, also, set up a catch 22 for corporate counseling businesses where, under certain circumstances, they could not comply with both state and federal law, as they would have to violate one or the other.

My underlying concerns were that a client’s inalienable right to life and the pursuit of happiness should not infringe on a counselor’s 1st and 14th Amendment rights, while a counselor’s rights shouldn’t infringe on a client’s.  Throughout the process, I worked with both sides of the issue.  I drafted several amendments over these concerns. 

In the end, neither side wished to use my amendments.  I determined that in the 50 years prior to the ACA changing their code of ethics that counselors had not abused their liberty to cause harm to clients, and with counseling being an honorable profession, there isn’t any reason to believe that  counselors will harm patients now by protecting the counselor’s rights.  However, prior to the vote on the House floor, I received assurances from the sponsor that if abuses of liberty towards patients occurred, the sponsor would work with me in the future to correct them.

It was an incredibly busy session in the health care committee, contact me at BryanTerry4TN@gmail.com if you wish to see a summary of all the health care related bills that passed this year.

With Liberty,

Rep. Bryan Terry

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Rep. Terry: Abortion, Second Amendment, Obamacare, Common Core, Economy

April 24, 2015 By Admin

Terry-300x300MURFREESBORO, Tenn., April 24, 2015– The 2015 legislative session has concluded. As a freshman legislator, it has been an educational and very successful session for District 48. From an educational standpoint, understanding the process while navigating the politics of 132 members of the General Assembly, the Executive Branch, and most importantly constituents has been an invaluable learning experience.

My constituents should know that I navigated those waters to the best of my abilities and I shared in many of their frustrations and disappointments with some of the legislation and politics that took place.

With that being said, I believe the 2015 legislative session was an overall success for District 48 and Tennessee. On the campaign trail, I promoted my agenda of CODE BLUE 2. Without a doubt, I was able to uphold the tenets of my agenda. Below are but some of the highlights of my fight to uphold CODE BLUE 2.

CITIZEN EMPOWERMENT: I introduced a bill and worked successfully with a constituent to have the Tennessee Department of Education and the Textbook Commission adopt citizen friendly changes to their rules. I worked with high school and MTSU students to sponsor and pass two bills. Also, I worked with citizens to pass several House Joint Resolutions. I also started SHARE Rutherford to highlight citizens that bring Safety, Health, Affordability, Recreation, and Education to Rutherford County.

OBAMACARE: I opposed Insure Tennessee, as it fast tracked Obamacare, risked our current TennCare patients and system, and violated the Oath of Office.

SUPPORTING HEALTHCARE: I supported positive health care changes for patients including being the lead sponsor for “Mission Tennessee for Veterans Program” and a healthcare provider credentialing bill to improve patient access while decreasing costs. I co-sponsored and supported the “Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act”, the “Right to Try Act”, and the “Ensuring Patient Access to Pharmacy Drug Disposal Programs Act of 2015” among other pro-patient legislation.

DEBT: I voted for a balanced budget, while fighting to decrease wasteful spending, cut taxes, and improve transparency. I also fought against the unnecessary spending of 120 Million in the budget and instead applying the funds towards TDOT and the underfunded “Rainy Day Fund”. I was one of only two House members to sponsor HB418 to increase transparency in Tennessee tax collections which has been signed into law.

ECONOMY: I co-sponsored HB76 for economic and community development. I advocated for HB813 which would phase out the Hall Income Tax and bring back over 3.5 Million dollars a year to Rutherford County and Murfreesboro. I also co-sponsored HB467 which would bring airplane maintenance jobs to Tennessee by removing barriers and creating job incentives for the airline industry. I also co-sponsored legislation to enact a sponsorship program to raise money for highways while promoting tourism.

BACKGROUND: I have a diverse background much like District 48. As such, I supported and voted for a variety of bills that reflected and promoted District 48 including HB716 and HB718 which support our farming, HB757 which supports local small businesses, HB70 which protects workers, and HB20 which added protections for our firemen and first responders.

LIBERTY AND VALUES: I co-sponsored the Racial Profiling Prevention Act, the Tennessee Animal Abuser Registration Act and the Criminal Justice Veterans Compensation Act. I advocated for liberty by co-sponsoring bills that put restrictions on drones, unconstitutional unmanned traffic cameras, and illegal civil forfeiture. I also co-sponsored anti-terrorism and anti-sex trafficking legislation, as well.

STANDING FOR THE UNBORN: I was a sponsor on HB948 and HB977 which restored protections to women and the unborn after Amendment 1 passed last November. I was also the leading medical voice for women and the unborn at the Capitol and spoke on behalf of both on the House floor during the debate. I sponsored HR 57 to recognize the Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, as well as, the various departments for their service to the unborn for intrauterine surgery for Spina Bifida.

EDUCATION: I successfully fought to repeal Common Core by adding amendments to HB1035 and voted to replace Common Core with Tennessee specific standards. I also supported pay raises for teachers and advocated for our teachers’ point of view. I also supported HB429, HB670, and HB1089 which protects teachers, parents and most importantly students.

SECOND AMENDMENT: I sponsored and voted for a multitude of pro-2nd Amendment legislation including HB682, HB683, HB684, HB1255, and HB1341.

As always, I am humbled and honored to be your state representative.

With Liberty,

Dr. Bryan Terry

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