Hospitals and Clinics Feel the Pain of Medicaid Expansion Politics
Is your state refusing to expand Medicaid? If so, it could be putting your health at risk, whether you'd qualify for Medicaid or not. That's because the Affordable Care Act (ACA) ...
Read More »More West Virginians Than Virginians Now Have Health Coverage
RICHMOND, Va. - West Virginia has passed Virginia for the percentage of citizens with health coverage, mostly thanks to Medicaid expansion. For a long time, a higher proportion of ...
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The Disaster That Didn’t Happen: Health Reform’s Excellent Cost Numbers
Originially Posted by The Public News Service on October 22, 2014 RICHMOND, Va. – Not long ago, the airwaves were filled with predictions that health-care reform would be a disast ...
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Virginia Beach: Virginians to Gather to Support Medicaid Expansion in Virginia Beach
For Immediate Release: June 10, 2014 LOCAL VIGIL PART OF NINE ACROSS VIRGINIA What: Vigil in support of Medicaid expansion When: Thursday, June 12 at 8 p.m ...
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Supporting Virginia Veterans
Today is Veterans’ Day—a time to honor those who have served in America’s armed forces and defend the freedoms our nation enjoys. But Virginia is not honoring all veterans. Accord ...
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FAMIS: A SUCCESS STORY THAT’S IN JEOPARDY
Originally posted by Voices for Virginia's Children on November 6, 2014. FAMIS, the public health insurance program for low-income families, along with Medicaid, has helped reduc ...
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Fighting for Veterans
Published by The Commonwealth Institute on November 10, 2014 By Massey Whorley Virginia is home to a large share of our nation’s active-duty military personnel and veterans. And l ...
Read More »The Medicaid Debate: “Tell Them These are Real People”
Posted by the Public News Service on September 17, 2014by Dan HeymanRICHMOND, Va. - As Virginia lawmakers gather to consider Medicaid expansion, some of those who would benef ...
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Efforts to Connect More Virginia Children to Health Coverage Stalling
Originally posted on The Public News Service on November 6, 2014. by Dan Heyman RICHMOND, Va. - A new report demonstrates efforts to connect more children to health care coverage ...
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Do it for Edna and Dorothy!
Today, Virginia Organizing helped two women from Southwest Virginia share their personal stories about the lack of access to health care. Dorothy wrote a statement that was read ( ...
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