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  • 2024 Legislative Priorities

    2024 Legislative Priorities

    The 2024 General Assembly session begins Wednesday, January 10 and ends March 9. Our power as an organization is in the people who take action with us, and thanks to you we've buil ...

  • The True Cost of Diabetes by Shelia Carter

    The True Cost of Diabetes by Shelia Carter

    On August 29, President Biden announced that Medicare has selected the first 10 medications that they will negotiate lower prices for. These negotiations were made possible by the ...

  • The Alyssa House | Featured Community Partner

    The Alyssa House | Featured Community Partner

    In the fight against childhood cancer, children are noncombatants. That is the response of The Alyssa House Board Chair, Lynn Divers, to the more common conception of cancer treatm ...

  • Brave Souls on Fire | Featured Community Partner

    Brave Souls on Fire | Featured Community Partner

    Not all mental health care is created equal. For Myra Anderson of Brave Souls on Fire, nothing underlines that statement more than the ways Black people have experienced marginaliz ...

Dr. Lillis: Culture Shift

Dr. Lillis: Culture Shift

Originally posted on Progress Notes by Fredericksburg physican Dr. Chris Lillis. The two year anniversary of the day the Affordable Care Act was signed into law is fast appro ...

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3/20 at 8pm: Join us for a Tweet Chat on Health Care Reform in Virginia #VAHCR

3/20 at 8pm: Join us for a Tweet Chat on Health Care Reform in Virginia #VAHCR

Crossposted at the National Physicans AlliancePosted by Mark Ryan, MD March 19, 2012 at 1:39 AMOn March 20th, at 8:00 pm EDT, National Physicians Alliance will be joining with Vir ...

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It’s Going to Be Two Huge Weeks for Health Care

It’s Going to Be Two Huge Weeks for Health Care

Over the next couple weeks you will be hearing a lot about the health care law. March 23 marks the two-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act being signed into law. The follo ...

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The Health Care Law in Virginia: 10 Big Things in 2 Years

The Health Care Law in Virginia: 10 Big Things in 2 Years

The Affordable Care Act turns two years old on March 23! We are celebrating the fact that the health care law is already helping Virginia’s small businesses, young people, s ...

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Virginia Organizing to Host Forum on What a Bad State Budget Will Mean for Fredericksburg

Virginia Organizing to Host Forum on What a Bad State Budget Will Mean for Fredericksburg

Community Budget Forum: What Bad Budgets Mean To Us   FREDERICKSBURG-As the Virginia General Assembly continues budget negotiations, Virginia Organizing is hosting a forum on ...

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Virginia’s Attorney General: Breaking the Law Is OK

Virginia’s Attorney General: Breaking the Law Is OK

Crossposted at HCAN's blog.  Virginia’s Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli says it is OK to break the law as long as you think there won’t be any penalties.At a ...

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Cuts to Health Care Are Bad for Virginia’s Economy

Cuts to Health Care Are Bad for Virginia’s Economy

New Commonwealth Institue report shows Governor's budget proposal will eliminate jobs and services for thousands of VirginiansRICHMOND -- Governor McDonnell proposes a set of ...

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Gov’s Budget: More Than $4 Million in Cuts to Health Care

Gov’s Budget: More Than $4 Million in Cuts to Health Care

 For the thousands of Virginians who rely on health-care safety nets, the governor's new proposed state budget could mean trouble. Gov. Bob McDonnell's proposed 2013- ...

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Karen Kallay on creating the Virginia Health Benefits Exchange

Karen Kallay on creating the Virginia Health Benefits Exchange

On Wednesday, January 11, Karen Kallay joined progressives from all over Virginia in speaking out on issues facing the 2012 Virginia General Assembly. Karen is a member of the Vir ...

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A Primer on the Health Benefits Exchange & Action Steps

A Primer on the Health Benefits Exchange & Action Steps

Are You Sick of SkyRocketing Health Insurance Premiums? Tell The Virginia General Assembly to Do Something About It!The creation of a strong Virginia Health Benefits Exchange will ...

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