While Republican senators in Virginia’s General Assembly are pulling out all the stops to prevent a clean Medicaid expansion, eleven people are dying every week in the Commonwealth because they don’t have health insurance. Virginians are dying from a whole spectrum of preventable, treatable, and curable illnesses because a group of Republican senators don’t believe […]

On April 11, the General Assembly will debate and vote on a budget. There’s two versions. The House of Delegates version includes funding for Medicaid expansion; the Senate’s does not. There’s no time to waste. 400,000 of our friends and neighbors can’t wait. MEDICAID EXPANSION VOTECountdown You might be sick of hearing about Medicaid expansion […]

Last week we wrote about Medicaid expansion—what it is, why you should care, and where it stands in terms of passage in the General Assembly. But this week, we’re going to talk about sneaky ways some conservatives are trying to sabotage the idea of giving health coverage to 400,000 uninsured Virginians too poor or too […]

There’s no more pressing issue for the General Assembly this year than expanding Medicaid to provide quality, affordable healthcare to up to 400,000 Virginians. When you get sick, you should be able to see a doctor without having to choose between paying your medical bills or your rent. There’s been a lot happening in Richmond […]