MIRC Needs to Schedule a Meeting
The 2014 General Assembly session begins on January 8, 2014 and will last 60 days. This year, like last year, one of the most important issues facing our legislators is ...
Read More »Let’s Talk Turkey!
Today, ProgressVA named Virginia’s Speaker of the House, Bill Howell, the “Turkey of the Year.” This award is given to a politician who uses his or her power for ...
Read More »Study: Vast majority will be better off under ACA
By Chelyen DavisPublished by The Free Lance-Star on Novemeber 22, 2013A new study says more than three-quarters of the 403,000 Virginians younger than 65 with individual health in ...
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Tell Delegate Landes to Expand Va. Medicaid
By Rebecca FosterPublished in The Daily Progress, November 7, 2013The federal government is subsidizing the bill to expand Medicaid; expanding Medicaid will actually cost the stat ...
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Better Health = A Better Community
By Pat YoungPublished in the Roanoke Times, November 7, 2013Healthy Roanoke Valley is a partnership of more than 50 public and private organizations, academic institutions, commun ...
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47,000 Reasons to Expand Medicaid
Published by the Virginian-Pilot on November 7, 2013 The financial case for states to expand Medicaid, as provided through the 2010 Affordable Care Act, has been well established. ...
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Medicaid is Far From Broken: New Report
New Report Shows Medicaid Is Far From BrokenCritical Health Insurance Should Be Offered to More Virginians RICHMOND, VA - Virginia's Medicaid program isn't the broken ...
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Medicaid Expansion Needs Your Help!
The Affordable Care Act’s Health Insurance Marketplace is open for enrollment, but some people will be left out in the cold if Virginia fails to expand Medicaid. Next week, ...
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Affordable Care Act: Newest Tool in Fight Against Breast Cancer
By Alison Burns(10/08/13) RICHMOND, Va. - October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and this year's event marks a major shift for women's ability to access the he ...
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Marketplace Offers Affordable Health Coverage Across Virginia
Leading up to open enrollment in the new market for private health insurance, which began yesterday and runs through March 31, 2014, there was a lot of unfounded speculation that ...
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