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  • #StoriesMatter – VO Medicaid Stories Video

    #StoriesMatter – VO Medicaid Stories Video

    We asked and our communities answered! Watch our video of our members sharing how Medicaid has impacted them. https://youtu.be/HoAxfv3ANvs?feature=shared ...

  • Leader of the Month – May 2025

    Leader of the Month – May 2025

    Dreame Boyd - Richmond Chapter Dreame is an active and contributing member to the Richmond Chapter and the statewide Housing Strategy Committee. She has participated in several wor ...

  • Featured Community Partner | Tour of Faith Mobile

    Featured Community Partner | Tour of Faith Mobile

    Tour of Faith Mobile collects and distributes free clothing and essential items to people experiencing poverty and homelessness in Charlottesville, VA. Founded by Letitia Curry-Sti ...

  • Leader of the Month – April 2025

    Leader of the Month – April 2025

    Terry "Bean" White - Norfolk Chapter Bean has been a member of the Norfolk Chapter for close to a decade, and has been a valuable participant in our local and statewide work. He fi ...

Obamacare Medicaid Split Creates Two Americas for Poor

Obamacare Medicaid Split Creates Two Americas for Poor

Publlished by Bloomberg on January 6, 2014An affordable health coverage sign stands as a man peeks in a window from outside a... Read MoreAmber Sanchez, a San Francisco ...

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The group that got health reform passed is declaring victory and going home

The group that got health reform passed is declaring victory and going home

Published January 5, 2014 by The Washington PostIt’s hard to remember now, as the Affordable Care Act’s biggest programs come into effect, but many central decisions r ...

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The Latest Obamacare Controversy Doesn’t Actually Mean Health Reform Is Falling Apart

The Latest Obamacare Controversy Doesn’t Actually Mean Health Reform Is Falling Apart

Published January 3, 2014 by Think ProgressAccording to new research published on Thursday, extending Medicaid coverage to additional low-income Americans encourages the ...

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Virginia Organizing Hosts Health Care Forum

Virginia Organizing Hosts Health Care Forum

For Immediate Release: December 18, 2013What: Forum on Enrolling in Health Insurance Marketplace When: Thursday, December 19 at 6:30 p.m. Where: Waynesbor ...

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Virginia Main Street Alliance Update #72

Virginia Main Street Alliance Update #72

The website for health care reform is clearly working better. The White House reports that the site can now handle 50,000 visitors at one time. Plus, the success rate is now ...

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Forums to Help Danville Residents with Health Insurance Marketplace

Forums to Help Danville Residents with Health Insurance Marketplace

For Immediate Release: December 4, 2013 What: Forums on Health Care and Health Insurance Marketplace When: Thursday, December 5 at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Where: 10 a.m.—American Natio ...

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Update: MIRC Meeting Scheduled for December 17

Update: MIRC Meeting Scheduled for December 17

Great News! After the action alert sent to our supporters this morning, we discovered the Medicaid Innovation and Reform Commission (MIRC) hasscheduled a meeting for Tuesday, ...

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MIRC Needs to Schedule a Meeting

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 ...

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Let’s Talk Turkey!

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 ...

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Study: Vast majority will be better off under ACA

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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