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Study: The Deadly Toll Of Opting Out Of The New Medicaid Expansion
Slide Show off Originally Published January 30, 2104Here are some serious numbers from Harvard researchers regarding the 25 states that have opted out of expanding Medicaid coverage under the...
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Tell House Leadership and YOUR Delegate that Virginians CANNOT wait for...
Slide Show off Dear Virginia Organizing,In response to thousands of Virginians calling, writing, and visiting their state officials and encouraging them to expand our state Medicaid program and close...
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Virginia’s Brave New World
Slide Show off Published February 10, 2014Apparently, we’re about to enter a brave new world here in Virginia. House Speaker Howell and Majority Leader Cox say they are hesitant to accept federal...
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VIRGINIA SMALL BUSINESS UPDATE #75 February 12, 2014
off Take Action As many of you know, there is a new proposal for Medicaid expansion in Virginia. Last Thursday Medicaid expansion supporters in the state Senate announced a formal proposal for health...
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Nearly 30K sign up for health insurance in January
Slide Show off Va., U.S. health care sign-ups acceleratingBY MICHAEL MARTZ, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Thursday, February 13, 2014Almost 30,000 Virginians enrolled in health insurance plans through the...
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Consider Medicaid's Mental Health Role
Slide Show off Published February 15, 2014I have been following with great interest the public debate in this session of the General Assembly and throughout Virginia regarding the choice to expand...
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New Virginia Trust Fund Would Pay For Closing Coverage Gap Through 2050
Slide Show off Published on March 5, 2014RICHMOND, VA - Investing budget savings from accepting federal dollars to close the coverage gap could pay for expanded coverage for the next 35 years,...
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Cville Doctor Fasts in Protest of Government Stalemate over Medicaid
Slide Show off Published March 6, 2014Click here to see full video.CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va (WVIR) -Lawmakers aren't the only ones fed up with the political stalemate over Medicaid expansion in Virginia's...
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VIRGINIA SMALL BUSINESS UPDATE #77 March 26, 2014
Slide Show off OPEN ENROLLMENT ON THE HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETPLACE CLOSES NEXT TUESDAY MARCH 31. This is the new way to buy health insurance for yourself or your family. Private plans are available...
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This is Unacceptable
Slide Show off As you know, for every day that Virginia fails to expand Medicaid, we lose $5 million we could be receiving in federal tax dollars — taxes that Virginians have already paid. This week,...
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ACTION ALERT: Town Hall Meeting on Medicaid Expansion
off off Monday, April 28, 2014 at 6 p.m. at the Waynesboro Public Library in Community Room A (600 S Wayne Ave., Waynesboro, VA 22980) Virginia Organizing will hold a rally in support of Medicaid...
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What the Doctor Ordered
Slide Show off Crossposted from The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal AnalysisBy Massey WhorleyHundreds of lives across Virginia could be saved if lawmakers close the coverage gap by extending health...
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Virginia Organizing Shows Support for Medicaid Expansion in Portsmouth
Slide Show off The South Hampton Roads Chapter of Virginia Organizing and other Portsmouth community members showed up to support Medicaid expansion at Virginia Senator Louise Lucas' town hall meeting...
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Medicaid: State Legislature Urged to do the Right Thing
Slide Show off Published on May 22, 2014 by the Free Lance-StarBy Sandra A. Cook and LeeAnn HallHouse Speaker William Howell is digging in his heels against accepting federal funds to expand health...
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There’s another scandal in American health care
Slide Show off Read the full story on Vox by clicking here.By Ezra KleinThe investigation is ongoing, but as of now, it looks like overwhelmed VA hospitals shunted some veterans onto secret wait lists...
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Report details Medicaid beneficiaries: Backers of expansion of the federal...
Slide Show off Published by The Roanoke Times on June 5, 2014.By Laurence HammackSupporters of Medicaid expansion in Virginia sought to turn a political issue personal Thursday with a report that...
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Medicaid Expansion is NOT Dead
Slide Show off As you may have heard by now, the General Assembly passed a budget that failed to include Medicaid expansion and requires legislative approval before expansion can begin. Virginia...
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VIRGINIA ORGANIZING CONDEMNS GENERAL ASSEMBLY’S BUDGET THAT DENIES HEALTH...
Slide Show off Petersburg, Va.—Virginia Organizing Chairperson Sandra A. Cook released the following statement after the General Assembly passed a budget that actively denies Medicaid expansion to...
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Medicaid Expansion "Good" for Va. Budget, Healthcare System
Slide Show off Published by the Public News Service on June 20, 2014by Dan HeymanRICHMOND, Va. - As the fight over Medicaid expansion continues, budget numbers from around the nation suggest expansion...
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