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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 ...

Health Care Workers Demand Congress Generate Jobs, Not Health Care Cuts

Health Care Workers Demand Congress Generate Jobs, Not Health Care Cuts

Protesters from across the country held a speak-out and rally today, calling for Congress to focus on creating jobs rather than proposing health care cuts that harm patients and e ...

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Justice Thomas’s Virginia Conflict of Interest

Justice Thomas’s Virginia Conflict of Interest

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has significant conflicts of interest that make it impossible for him to render a fair, impartial decision in the health care case being ...

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Virginia’s Health Council Finds Reform Will Cut Uninsured In Half, Reduce Uncompensated Care Costs

Virginia’s Health Council Finds Reform Will Cut Uninsured In Half, Reduce Uncompensated Care Costs

Originially posted at Think ProgressBy: Igor VolskyVirginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) is a strong opponent of President Obama’s Affordable Care Act, claiming that the “un ...

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Take action today: don’t let big insurance rob us of $1 billion

Take action today: don’t let big insurance rob us of $1 billion

State insurance regulators are threatening to gut the new rule in the health reform law that keeps insurance premiums in check. This rule, called the medical loss ratio (MLR), req ...

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Health Care Reform Implementation Update

Health Care Reform Implementation Update

As part of the Affordable Care Act, states have the option to set up a Health Benefits Exchange in order to provide more affordable care for their citizens, or they can rely on th ...

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Dr. Lillis Freelance Star Op-ed: The Affordable Care Act Fixing our Broken System

Dr. Lillis Freelance Star Op-ed: The Affordable Care Act Fixing our Broken System

Dr. Chris Lillis has been a stalwart Virginia Organizing supporter and has been an active member of our Health Care Reform Committee. Dr. Lillis is a family physican in Fredericks ...

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VIDEO: Wendell Potter in VA Beach, “Health care law already saving the lives of millions”

VIDEO: Wendell Potter in VA Beach, “Health care law already saving the lives of millions”

Virginia Organizing, Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy and Empower Hampton Roads were prompted to hold the "Real Dialogue on Health Care" forum because they feel that m ...

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VIDEO: Cuccinelli’s Compassion @UMW. On Uninsured Going Without Care, “Human Beings Will Adjust”

VIDEO: Cuccinelli’s Compassion @UMW. On Uninsured Going Without Care, “Human Beings Will Adjust”

Attorney General Cuccineli speaks at UMW on 9/17 where he claimed that less government involvement would allow the free market to provide more competitive health insurance rates. ...

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VIDEO: Cuccinelli hears from Mary Wash Students on health care lawsuit, “YOU FAIL!”

VIDEO: Cuccinelli hears from Mary Wash Students on health care lawsuit, “YOU FAIL!”

On Saturday, September 17, Attorney General Cuccinelli made an appearance on UMW's campus. He heard from students about his ongoing challenge to the health care law. Many of t ...

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Dr. Lillis: Michelle Bachmann’s HPV Vaccine Reality Check

Dr. Lillis: Michelle Bachmann’s HPV Vaccine Reality Check

The following was originally posted on Progress Notes and was written by Dr. Chris Lillis, Fredericksburg Physician and Virginia Organizing Health Care Committee Member. Ther ...

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