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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 ...

September 23: A day to celebrate

September 23: A day to celebrate

Written by Ron Pollack and Cross-posted on Stand Up for Health Care a Project of Families USA. Poll after poll after poll has shown that Americans really do like specific provisio ...

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HHS Regional Director Speaks at Forum and Explains the Health Care Law

HHS Regional Director Speaks at Forum and Explains the Health Care Law

Local Forum Answers Questions About the New Health Care Law ***Click Here to Download Pictures of the Event*** Norfolk, VA –Virginia Organizing, along with Empower Hampton Roads a ...

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Callander: Health care reform deserves praise

Callander: Health care reform deserves praise

Crossposted on Stafford County Sun...Grumbling about health care reform is a regular topic on cable TV to the point that I’ve decided to devote my column this week to the po ...

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Dr. Ryan: Cuccinelli Tries to Deny Virginia Health Care

Dr. Ryan: Cuccinelli Tries to Deny Virginia Health Care

  By: Mark Ryan, M.D. On July 1, I walked past many mounted and plain clothes police and stood in front of the federal courthouse in Richmond as Attorney General Ken Cuc ...

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Remote Area Medical Shows Why Appalachia and America Need the New Health Law

Remote Area Medical Shows Why Appalachia and America Need the New Health Law

Wise, VA –Community members and health care advocates say the huge demand for RAM’s services exemplifies why health care reform is desperately needed in Appalachia and America. Fo ...

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More Than 102,600 Virginia Small Businesses Eligible for Tax Credit in 2010

More Than 102,600 Virginia Small Businesses Eligible for Tax Credit in 2010

 Washington, D.C.—More than 80.8 percent of Virginia small businesses with fewer than 25 employees will be eligible this year for tax credits to help pay the cost of em ...

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Community Leaders To Speak Out For Health Care Bill Outside Cuccinelli July 1 Trial

Community Leaders To Speak Out For Health Care Bill Outside Cuccinelli July 1 Trial

Health Care Bill Information Fair Outside U.S. District Court HouseRichmond, VA – On Thursday, July 1, as Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli attempts to derail federal health c ...

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Cuccinelli Health Care Lawsuit, “The Absurdity of it!”

Cuccinelli Health Care Lawsuit, “The Absurdity of it!”

By: Anthony ResnickOn July 1st, a federal district court in Richmond will hear arguments in Commonwealth of Virginia v. Sebelius, Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's attempt to ...

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Anthem Faces Criticism from Virginia Small Business Owner at Shareholder Meeting

Anthem Faces Criticism from Virginia Small Business Owner at Shareholder Meeting

Dr. Ken Brantley of Richmond Joins Business Owners to Ask Wellpoint CEO Angela Braly for Explanation of Anthem’s Practices That Hurt Small Business OwnersIndianapolis ...

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The Virginia Organizing Project, Health Care for America Now, Communications Workers of America and Communication Thank Congressman Perriello for Voting to Pass Health Care Reform

The Virginia Organizing Project, Health Care for America Now, Communications Workers of America and Communication Thank Congressman Perriello for Voting to Pass Health Care Reform

With Historic “Yes” Vote, Congressman Perriello Proves He Listens to Virginia Residents And Is Willing To Stand Up For Them Martinsville, Virginia–The Virginia Organizing Project ...

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