Health Care
Virginia’s Health Council Finds Reform Will Cut Uninsured In Half, Reduce Uncompensated Care Costs
December 2, 2011 - 14:49
Originially posted at Think Progress
By: Igor Volsky
Take action today: don't let big insurance rob us of $1 billion
November 14, 2011 - 22:48
State insurance regulators are threatening to gut the new rule in the health reform law that keeps insurance premiums in check. This rule, called the medical loss ratio (MLR), requires insurance companies to spend at least 80% of your premiums on medical care instead of using it to pad their profits and pay millions to their CEOs.
Health Care Reform Implementation Update
November 13, 2011 - 21:55
As part of the Affordable Care Act, states have the option to set up a Health Benefits Exchange in order to provide more affordable care for their citizens, or they can rely on the federal government to set one up for them. Virginia has decided to set up its own Health Benefits Exchange and must have the legislation approved during the next legislative session (ending in April 2012).
Dr. Lillis Freelance Star Op-ed: The Affordable Care Act Fixing our Broken System
October 4, 2011 - 16:26
Dr. Chris Lillis has been a stalwart Virginia Organizing supporter and has been an active member of our Health Care Reform Committee. Dr. Lillis is a family physican in Fredericksburg with a private practice. He also volunteers a great deal of time at a local free clinic, providing care for those who would not otherwise be able to afford it.
VIDEO: Wendell Potter in VA Beach, "Health care law already saving the lives of millions"
October 4, 2011 - 15:48
Virginia Organizing, Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy and Empower Hampton Roads were prompted to hold the "Real Dialogue on Health Care" forum because they feel that many people are unaware of what is in the health care law. The forum's keynote speaker, Wendell Potter, is a former insurance executive who testified numerous times before Congress on the need for health insurance reform.
VIDEO: Cuccinelli's Compassion @UMW. On Uninsured Going Without Care, "Human Beings Will Adjust"
September 21, 2011 - 15:44
Attorney General Cuccineli speaks at UMW on 9/17 where he claimed that less government involvement would allow the free market to provide more competitive health insurance rates. He calls for limiting EMTALA, the decades old law that keeps the uninsured from dying in the ER lobby just because they cannot afford treatment. According to him, by restricting EMTALA, many will go without care. But never fear, Cuccinelli offers this compassionate morsel: "human beings will adjust." Now that's compassionate conservatism.
VIDEO: Cuccinelli hears from Mary Wash Students on health care lawsuit, "YOU FAIL!"
September 20, 2011 - 17:15
On Saturday, September 17, Attorney General Cuccinelli made an appearance on UMW's campus. He heard from students about his ongoing challenge to the health care law. Many of the students in the room are part of the 52,000 young Virginians who have gone back on their parents' plans as a result of the health care law.
The Mary Wash students summed up Cuccinelli's health care policy in two words: "You Fail!"
Dr. Lillis: Michelle Bachmann's HPV Vaccine Reality Check
September 16, 2011 - 19:33
The following was originally posted on Progress Notes and was written by Dr. Chris Lillis, Fredericksburg Physician and Virginia Organizing Health Care Committee Member.
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