A new fund, created in memory of East Nashville musician Ben Eyestone, has been launched with a joint effort between Music Health Alliance and Saint Thomas Health.
It will provide, a menu of services for preventative and primary care. The newly-created fund will serve un-insured or under-insured music industry professionals in Davidson and surrounding counties within Middle Tennessee.
The Ben Eyestone Fund is launching with $70,000 in contributions from Saint Thomas Foundation, Music Health Alliance, the Eyestone family and generous industry peers including Dierks Bentley, Elizabeth Cook, and Yazoo Brewing Company.
“He had what I believe to be the greatest pre-existing condition in Nashville,” says Music Health Alliance Founder and CEO Tatum Hauck Allsep. “He was a poor, uninsured musician. Ben tried to utilize the resources available to him at free clinics and two public hospitals but the healthcare system failed Ben at every single turn.”
“The goal is to offer 100% access and get all diagnostics covered while eliminating all the same barriers that ultimately led to Ben’s death,” says Allsep. To learn more about the Ben Eyestone Fund and how to contribute, contact Music Health Alliance at (615) 200-6896.
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