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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 ...

Virginia Organizing: State of the Union Speech Wrong on Health Care

Virginia Organizing: State of the Union Speech Wrong on Health Care

Richmond, Va. – In response to President Donald J. Trump’s State of the Union speech, Virginia Organizing Chairperson Del McWhorter and leader Terry White, a guest of Senator ...

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Attacks on Affordable Care Act Threaten Millions of Virginians; Texas v. United States Increases Anxiety and Uncertainty

Attacks on Affordable Care Act Threaten Millions of Virginians; Texas v. United States Increases Anxiety and Uncertainty

Charlottesville, Va. — On December 18, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional. The divided court iss ...

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Virginia Organizing to Respond to Decision in Texas v. United States, Highlight Importance of the Affordable Care Act

Virginia Organizing to Respond to Decision in Texas v. United States, Highlight Importance of the Affordable Care Act

What: Statewide media conference call When: Thursday, December 19 at 3 p.m. Dial: 605-313-4802; passcode 926618# Charlottesville, Va. — Yesterday, the Fifth Ci ...

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House Passes Crackdown on Drug Companies

House Passes Crackdown on Drug Companies

Check out Virginia Organizing leaders sharing their stories about the ridiculously high costs of prescription drugs with Rep. Abigail Spanberger. The House passed a sweeping bill ...

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Virginia Organizing to Hold “Lower Drug Costs Now” Forum on Eastern Shore Ahead of House Vote on H.R.3

Virginia Organizing to Hold “Lower Drug Costs Now” Forum on Eastern Shore Ahead of House Vote on H.R.3

What: Community forum to call on Rep. Elaine Luria to vote for H.R.3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act When: Thursday, December 5 at 6 p.m.  Where: Mary N. Smith Center ...

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Harrisonburg Rally for Lower Drug Prices Now!

Harrisonburg Rally for Lower Drug Prices Now!

The Harrisonburg Chapter held a rally on Thursday, October 10, 2019 outside Rep. Ben Cline's office. Chapter members want Rep. Cline to vote for H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now A ...

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Virginia Organizing to Rally outside Rep. Ben Cline’s Office in Harrisonburg for Lower Prescription Drug Prices

Virginia Organizing to Rally outside Rep. Ben Cline’s Office in Harrisonburg for Lower Prescription Drug Prices

What: Rally for Congress to Lower Prescription Drug Prices When: Thursday, October 10 at 12 p.m. (noon) Where: Rep. Ben Cline's Harrisonburg Office at 70 N. Mason S ...

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Virginia Organizing: H.R. 3 Takes Major Step Toward Holding Big Pharma Accountable and Lowering Drug Prices for Virginia Families

Virginia Organizing: H.R. 3 Takes Major Step Toward Holding Big Pharma Accountable and Lowering Drug Prices for Virginia Families

Rocky Gap, Va.—Last week Speaker Nancy Pelosi introduced a new proposal to curb prescription drug prices through negotiations, new penalties for non-compliant drug companies, and ...

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The General Assembly Finally Notices Soaring Drug Prices

The General Assembly Finally Notices Soaring Drug Prices

State Senator John Edwards, D-Roanoke (Steve Helber / AP) David Ress of the Daily Press wrote on September 4, 2019 that the General Assembly's Joint Commission on Health Care has ...

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Virginia Organizing to Rally Outside Senator Warner’s Office in Norfolk for Lower Prescription Drug Prices

Virginia Organizing to Rally Outside Senator Warner’s Office in Norfolk for Lower Prescription Drug Prices

What: Rally for Congress to Lower Prescription Drug Prices When: Tuesday, August 20 at 12 p.m. (noon) Where: Senator Warner's Norfolk Office at 101 West Main Street, Norfolk, VA 2 ...

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