Media Conference on Funding of Mental Health Care in Suffolk
What: Press conference to call on Congress to fund mental health care When: Saturday, September 25 at 1 p.m. Where: Suffolk Station Park, 100 Forest Oak Ln., off of Caro ...
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Virginia Organizing to Host Rally to Call for More Health Care Access as Covid Cases Spike
What: Rally for health care with Councilwoman Andria Padgett McClellan and community leaders When: Today, July 30 at 11 a.m. Where: Faith Deliverance Christian ...
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Advocates Launch Virginians for Affordable Medicine Coalition, Call on House Candidates to Support Prescription Drug Affordability Board
Richmond, Va. — Today, July 20, small business owners, doctors and physicians, patients, consumers, and faith leaders launched a new coalition calling on the Commonwealth’s policy ...
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Rx Reform in Congress Must Include Rx Price Negotiations to Make Medicines Affordable for More Veterans and Their Families
Richmond, Va. — Virginia Organizing, a statewide grassroots non-partisan organization, is calling on Congress this Independence Day to lower drug prices through price negotiations ...
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Ahead of Changes on July 1 in Virginia’s Medicaid Policies, Virginia Organizing Celebrates Expansion in Coverage and Calls for More Access for Immigrants
Richmond, Va. — On July 1,an important policy change will go into effect that will make health care more accessible in Virginia. Virginia's Department of Medical A ...
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Build Back Better Policies Must Close the Medicaid Coverage Gap To Address Health Equity
Two-thirds of people who would gain coverage in non-expansion states are people of color Petersburg, Va. — Virginia Organizing released a new issue brief today highlighting racial ...
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Virginia Organizing Celebrates Vaccinations at Norfolk City Jail
Norfolk, Va. — Virginia Organizing announced today that the Norfolk Health Department has finally scheduled vaccinations for people incarcerated at the Norfolk ...
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Virginia Organizing to Hold Virtual Tax Day Town Hall at 4:30 today with Rep. Bobby Scott
What: Virtual town hall with Rep. Bobby Scott to urge Congress to make big corporations, especially Big Pharma, pay their share in taxes When: Today at 4:30 p.m. Where: ...
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Virginia Organizing Reacts to President Biden’s Speech, Urges Prescription Drug Reform
Richmond, Va. — Following President Biden’s speech to a joint session of Congress outlining his new American Families Plan, Ladelle McWhorter, chairperson of Virginia Organizing, ...
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Letter: Paid sick leave is an important benefit to all Virginians
The Fairfax County Times published this letter from Dr. Rommaan Ahmad on December 11, 2020 making the case for paid sick leave throughout the Commonwealth. Virginia Organizing is ...
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