Health Care
Session 2019: Key Budget Policy Choices
Comparing key differences in proposed changes to the 2018-2020 budget by the governor, House, Senate, and conference committee House and...
Work Programs Should Help, Not Harm, Virginia Families: Thousands Likely to Lose Coverage under Waiver
All evidence suggests that work requirements as written in the proposed waiver will be burdensome for all involved -- individuals and families as well as the state -- and will lead to more than 21,000 people losing health coverage. As policymakers proceed, they should look to available evidence to make informed decisions about how to structure a new program effectively.
Work Requirements are Uniquely Challenging for Those with Mental Health Needs
This is part of TCI’s report: Work Programs Should Help, Not Harm,...
Medicaid Premiums and Copayments Will Make it Harder for Low-Income Virginians to Access Needed Care
The Virginia General Assembly passed a budget that directs the state to expand Medicaid as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in June 2018. Since then, much attention has been given to a provision requiring the state to apply for a waiver from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to impose a work requirement on certain low-income Medicaid enrollees in Virginia.
Session 2018: Key Budget Policy Choices
Special Session: Comparing the governor’s, House, and General Assembly budgets to the FY 2018 budget With no agreement on the...
Building Opportunity: A Toolkit for Virginia’s Future
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Session 2017: Key Budget Policy Choices
Key proposed changes to the enacted budget, Ch. 780 click image for pdf...
Critical Care, Critical Contributions
Ongoing deliberation in Virginia about the need to expand Medicaid coverage, opportunities to leverage provider assessments to support health care access, and policies to revamp the certificate of public need process in the commonwealth all draw attention to the health care sector’s pivotal role in our economy.
We’re in This Together
African-American and immigrant communities in Virginia share many challenges, and there are critical policy solutions that could improve the lives of both immigrant and African-American Virginians. This report explores some of these challenges and solutions, focusing on residential segregation, schools that too often fail to meet the needs of all students, employment challenges for adults without high school diplomas, low wages for many workers, lack of health insurance and culturally competent health care, significant caretaking responsibilities without the benefit of paid sick leave and family leave, and harsher punishment in the criminal justice system.