Health Care
Top 5 Reasons Why the AHCA Would Harm Rural Hospitals and Communities
Rural hospitals in Medicaid expansion states have seen their profits grow more than urban hospitals.
Bad Medicine: AHCA would be a bitter pill for rural communities
With virtually no upside for the vast majority of rural residents, the AHCA is a dangerous deal for some of our state’s most challenged communities.
Bad Medicine: AHCA provisions would be hard for older adults to swallow
Key provisions of the Affordable Care Act benefit older adults, increasing access to care, quality of care, and cost. It isn’t perfect, particularly in states like Virginia where Medicaid has not been expanded. But the proposed “cures” of the American Health Care Act are worse than the supposed ills of the ACA.
Smoke and Mirrors Arguments: Debunking the Idea that Free Clinics are Substitutes for Medicaid Expansion
While free clinics do an outstanding job providing vital services to 75,000 low-income uninsured adults each year in Virginia, Medicaid expansion could provide continual coverage to hundreds of thousands of low-income Virginians
Virginia lawmakers have a chance to take a big step in addressing the state’s opioid crisis on Wednesday. It’s called Medicaid.
Not expanding Medicaid is shutting the door on the most expansive and effective way to substantially address and begin curbing this epidemic.
Virginians in Every Congressional District Are At Risk From Affordable Care Act Repeal
With the recent release of the House Congressional plan to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), it’s important to take a look at what the ACA has achieved in Virginia over the past few years and what is at stake from repealing it. Minority staff on the Committee on Energy and Commerce have put out a new report looking at the impact of the ACA in each Congressional District. Like in the rest of the country, the ACA has significantly reduced the uninsured rate in each of Virginia’s 11 congressional districts.
Session 2017: Key Budget Policy Choices
Key proposed changes to the enacted budget, Ch. 780 click image for pdf...
Studied to Death: Virginia Lawmakers Have An Opportunity to Make Real Progress on Mental Health Reform. Will They?
Today, from a national stand-point, Virginia is recognized as having a mental health system with results well below the national average.
A Glimpse into What Repealing the Affordable Care Act Could Cost Virginia
Repealing the Affordable Care Act without replacement would be a huge step backwards for our economy and the health and economic security of low and moderate-income families throughout the commonwealth. There have been major strides in providing improved and accessible health coverage to millions of Virginians since the passage of the Affordable Care Act. Preserving the gains made and improving upon them through any potential “replace” bill needs to be a top priority for Congress.