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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 ...

VIDEO: Cuccinelli’s Compassion @UMW. On Uninsured Going Without Care, “Human Beings Will Adjust”

VIDEO: Cuccinelli’s Compassion @UMW. On Uninsured Going Without Care, “Human Beings Will Adjust”

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. ...

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VIDEO: Cuccinelli hears from Mary Wash Students on health care lawsuit, “YOU FAIL!”

VIDEO: Cuccinelli hears from Mary Wash Students on health care lawsuit, “YOU FAIL!”

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 t ...

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Dr. Lillis: Michelle Bachmann’s HPV Vaccine Reality Check

Dr. Lillis: Michelle Bachmann’s HPV Vaccine Reality Check

The following was originally posted on Progress Notes and was written by Dr. Chris Lillis, Fredericksburg Physician and Virginia Organizing Health Care Committee Member. Ther ...

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Virginia Organizing Celebrates U.S.  Court of Appeals Health Care Ruling

Virginia Organizing Celebrates U.S. Court of Appeals Health Care Ruling

Court Ruling Upholding the Health Care Law is a Victory for All Virginians   Richmond, VA–The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Richmond ruled to uphol ...

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Virginians Praise Health Care Decision and Hope for an End to the Cuccinelli Health Care Saga.

Virginians Praise Health Care Decision and Hope for an End to the Cuccinelli Health Care Saga.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Richmond ruled to uphold the health care law today, including the responsibility “mandate” provision. ...

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Dr. Lillis: Medicare, Our Deficit and Honesty

Dr. Lillis: Medicare, Our Deficit and Honesty

The following was originally posted on Progress Notes and was written by Dr. Chris Lillis, Fredericksburg Physician and Virginia Organizing Health Care Committee Member.By Dr. Chr ...

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Thanks to Health Care Law: Birth Control Without Co-pay is Here!

Thanks to Health Care Law: Birth Control Without Co-pay is Here!

HHS announced it has adopted expert recommendations to require health insurers to cover contraception, along with many other preventive health services for women, without charging ...

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Tuesday July 26 in Richmond, Learn About the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan

Tuesday July 26 in Richmond, Learn About the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan

Health Insurance for Virginia Residents with Pre-Existing ConditionsIs Now More Affordable! Join Us To Learn About the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan  The Pre-Exi ...

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Ehrenthal: Understanding Medicare

Ehrenthal: Understanding Medicare

With all of the controversy surrounding proposed cuts to Medicare, it would be a good idea to understand just what Medicare is, and is not. Medicare is a medical payment program t ...

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Medicare Under Attack on 45th Anniversary

Medicare Under Attack on 45th Anniversary

Today, on the 45th anniversary of the implementation of Medicare, it's under attack by politicians who want to gut it to pay for more tax breaks for millionaires and big corpo ...

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