Virginia Organizing Members Warn Texas v. US Lawsuit Could Overturn ACA, End Pre-Existing Protections, and Strip Coverage from Millions
Charlottesville, Va. – On July 9, the first day of arguments in the Texas v. United States lawsuit that threatens to derail health coverage and consumer protections for millions o ...
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Happy Birthday, Affordable Care Act!
Nine years ago the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was a monumental step forward in protecting access to affordable healthcare for up to 130 million Americans with preexisting co ...
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Virginia Organizing to Hold Health Care Forum on Expansion of Medicaid
What: Community health care forum When: Wednesday, March 20 at 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Where: Harrisonburg-Rockingham County Department of Social Services (110 N Mason St. Harrisonbur ...
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Congratulations to Jill Hanken! Champion of Social Justice Award Winner
Jill Hanken of the Virginia Poverty Law Center (VPLC) led the Healthcare for All Virginians Coalition (HAV) for many years. We appreciate her brilliant work to convince members of ...
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Brian Johns Named Coverage Health Advocate of the Year by Families USA
From Families USA on Monday, January 21, 2019: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today Families USA announced that Brian Johns is the winner of its Coverage Consumer Health Advocate of the Year ...
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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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The School-to-Prison Pipeline and Virginia Organizing
I joined the Portsmouth Chapter of Virginia Organizing two years ago because a friend of mine told me I could get help for my son there. He was suspended and threatened with expul ...
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Take action against Medicaid work requirements!
The long process of Virginia trying to add work requirements to Medicaid continues. The state has asked the federal government for permission to impose these conditions. Now we ha ...
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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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Virginia Organizing Partners with Harrisonburg Department of Social Services to Hold Health Care Forum on New Coverage
What: Forum to answer questions about new coverage available January 1 When: Thursday, November 15, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. Where: 110 N. Mason Street, Harrisonburg VA 22802 (Harrisonbu ...
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