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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 ...

Dr. Lillis: The Goal, Smarter Medicine

Dr. Lillis: The Goal, Smarter Medicine

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

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New Report Underscores Importance of Blocking Republican Efforts to Repeal Health Law

New Report Underscores Importance of Blocking Republican Efforts to Repeal Health Law

HCAN Analysis Shows Health Insurers Pocketed Huge Profits in 2010 Despite Weak EconomyPDF VERSION: http://www.healthcareforamericanow.org/ins-co-2010-profitsWashington, DC ...

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Health Care Spending Caps Will Protect Virginia Families From Catastrophic Medical Expenses

Health Care Spending Caps Will Protect Virginia Families From Catastrophic Medical Expenses

Hundreds of thousands of Virginians currently face the threat of catastrophic family health care expenses from serious, unexpected injuries or illnesses, such as accidents, sports ...

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History of SCOTUS Upholding Important Legislation

History of SCOTUS Upholding Important Legislation

Lower Courts Struck Down Social Security, Voting Rights Act, Civil Rights Act and Minimum Wage Before SCOTUS Upheld ThemFrom: Think Progress http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2011 ...

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On the Florida Health Care Ruling: Now the Right Likes Activist Judges?

On the Florida Health Care Ruling: Now the Right Likes Activist Judges?

Federal Judge Roger Vinson of Florida ruled today that the "mandate" provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) violates the Commerce Clause of th ...

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Join us Thursday to Speak Out Against Cantor’s Health Care Repeal Vote

Join us Thursday to Speak Out Against Cantor’s Health Care Repeal Vote

 Join Us to Ask Cantor to End the “Political Theater”And Not Deny Young People Health CareFollowing Wednesday’s vote on repealing the Affordable Care Act (A ...

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The Price of Repealing the Affordable Care Act: Virginia

The Price of Repealing the Affordable Care Act: Virginia

Source: HealthCare.govAffordable Care Act The comprehensive health care reform law enacted in March 2010. The law was enacted in two parts: The Patient Protection and Affordable C ...

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Repeal Would Destroy Up To 400,000 Jobs Per Year Over Decade

Repeal Would Destroy Up To 400,000 Jobs Per Year Over Decade

Harvard Economist Estimates Health Repeal Would Destroy Up To 400,000 Jobs Per Year Over DecadeJust as House Republicans gear up to repeal the “job killing” Affordable ...

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Come Out And Learn About the Health Care Law in Fredericksburg!

Come Out And Learn About the Health Care Law in Fredericksburg!

Just days after House Republicans start their crusade to repeal the health care law, Virginia Organizing will hold a large, educational forum on the new health care law, the Patie ...

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New Health Care Provisions, A Happy New Year for Virginia’s Health Care Consumers

New Health Care Provisions, A Happy New Year for Virginia’s Health Care Consumers

Insurance Companies Must Now Spend 80 Percent on Actual Health CareWhile Republicans in Congress vow to repeal the health care law as their top priority in the new year, Virginia ...

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