Virginia Organizing and Medicaid Expansion – the History
The University of Richmond's Public Interest Law Review has published its first issue of 2019, which includes an article written by Virginia Organizing's Director Brian Johns, Ros ...
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Thousands have lost Medicaid in Arkansas because of Work Requirements
Many journalists have reported that the new work requirements in Arkansas have been a disaster for Medicaid recipients. More than 12,000 people have lost coverage, not because the ...
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Health Care is Voters’ Top Issue in Last Election
In the mid-term elections of 2018, concerns about health care had a noticeable effect on the results. Across the United States, as well as in Virginia, voters chose health ...
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Jackson: Farm bill hurts some families
Published by The Roanoke Times. Jackson is a leader in the Danville Chapter of Virginia Organizing and a member of Virginia Organizing’s State Governing Board. As we approach the ...
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Coastal Flooding Report
From the report in DelMarvaNow. Thousands of homes in Accomack County and the Hampton Roads area of Virginia are at risk of tidal flooding by 2045 due to sea level rise, according ...
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Want to Sign Up for Medicaid on January 1, 2019?
On July 1, the new state budget will expand Medicaid! It will cover a much larger group of people than it did before. If you need it, please see this link to Cover Virginia. It ex ...
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Medicaid Expansion Passes!
There have been many good articles online about Medicaid expansion passing the General Assembly on May 30. Here's a passage from an article in the Washington Post: "RICHMOND — The ...
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Climate Change and Housing Woes in Norfolk
(Michelle Cook stands on the path children from Tidewater Gardens take to get to school. It frequently floods during storms. Credit: Nicholas Kusnetz/ICN) In this article from Ins ...
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Virginia Nurses Association Appeals to Senator Norment
In an open letter to Senator Thomas K. Norment in the Virginia Gazette, Christine Payne of Williamsburg calls on the state senator to allow Medicaid expansion to come to a vote. P ...
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Washington Post Editorial: Expand Medicaid VA!
Photo: Virginia Organizing leaders at a Lynchburg health care rally Just ahead of the General Assembly special session on Wednesday, April 11, the Washington Post published this e ...
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