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  • 2024 Legislative Priorities

    2024 Legislative Priorities

    The 2024 General Assembly session begins Wednesday, January 10 and ends March 9. Our power as an organization is in the people who take action with us, and thanks to you we've buil ...

  • The True Cost of Diabetes by Shelia Carter

    The True Cost of Diabetes by Shelia Carter

    On August 29, President Biden announced that Medicare has selected the first 10 medications that they will negotiate lower prices for. These negotiations were made possible by the ...

  • The Alyssa House | Featured Community Partner

    The Alyssa House | Featured Community Partner

    In the fight against childhood cancer, children are noncombatants. That is the response of The Alyssa House Board Chair, Lynn Divers, to the more common conception of cancer treatm ...

  • Brave Souls on Fire | Featured Community Partner

    Brave Souls on Fire | Featured Community Partner

    Not all mental health care is created equal. For Myra Anderson of Brave Souls on Fire, nothing underlines that statement more than the ways Black people have experienced marginaliz ...

Area Man Lobbies for Medicaid Expansion in Virginia

Area Man Lobbies for Medicaid Expansion in Virginia

 BY JIM HALL and CHELYEN DAVIS / THE FREE LANCE–STARhttp://news.fredericksburg.com/newsdesk/2013/02/08/area-man-lobbies-for-medicaid-expansion-in-virginia/Jay Fuller, 6 ...

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Senate to consider quicker decision on Medicaid

Senate to consider quicker decision on Medicaid

February 7, 2013BY MICHAEL MARTZ Richmond Times-Dispatchhttp://www.timesdispatch.com/news/state-regional/virginia-politics/general-assembly/senate-to-consider-quicker-decision-on- ...

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Ohio Governor Comes Out in Support of Medicaid Expansion

Ohio Governor Comes Out in Support of Medicaid Expansion

February 4, 2013By David Natherhttp://www.politico.com/story/2013/02/john-kasich-obamacares-biggest-red-state-catch-87143.htmlConservative groups wanted to stop the march of Obama ...

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Medicaid Expansion is a Good Deal for Women, and a Good Deal for Virginia

Medicaid Expansion is a Good Deal for Women, and a Good Deal for Virginia

February 4, 2013The health care law known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) makes important advances to provide millions of Americans with high-quality and affordable health care. ...

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Lt. Governor Bill Bolling Endorses Medicaid Expansion

Lt. Governor Bill Bolling Endorses Medicaid Expansion

January 31, 2013Today, Lt. Governor Bill Bolling indicated his support of Medicaid expansion if the federal government will grant Virginia waivers to pursue reforms.Lt. Governor B ...

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Medicaid Expansion: A Win for All Virginians

Medicaid Expansion: A Win for All Virginians

Covering the poor while growing the economy  Date published: 1/30/2013http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2013/012013/01302013/1359563581flsBy Dr. Christopher Lillis ...

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Action Alert! Call Your Legislators for Medicaid Expansion

Action Alert! Call Your Legislators for Medicaid Expansion

 This week, the Virginia House of Delegates and Senate will be making important decisions about the budget - and we need you to take action for Medicaid expansion!  ...

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Health Care Overview

Health Care Overview

We support the expansion of the Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act to serve over 400,000 Virginians from low-income working families that currently have no health care ...

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Statement from Kay Crane, CEO of PATHS, on Medicaid Expansion

Statement from Kay Crane, CEO of PATHS, on Medicaid Expansion

January 16, 2013More and more groups are coming out in support of expanding Medicaid in Virignia. Below is a statement from PATHS (Piedmont Access to Health Services, Inc.) CEO Ka ...

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Medicaid Expansion Costs Predicted to be Far Lower than Estimated

Medicaid Expansion Costs Predicted to be Far Lower than Estimated

 BY MICHAEL MARTZ Richmond Times-Dispatchhttp://www.timesdispatch.com/news/state-regional/medicaid-expansion-costs-predicted-to-be-far-lower-than-estimated/article_2a7a6e14-a ...

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