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  • Virginia Legislature to Decide on Medicaid Expansion
    February 15, 2013 -   ARLINGTON, Va. — The patient had been managing his high blood pressure with medicine prescribed by his doctor until he lost his job and his insurance. As a childless adult, he did not qualify for Medicaid under Virginia's formula, so he cut his medications in half to extend his supply. What happened next is one example ...
  • VCV’s Star Staff!
    January 3, 2013 - Kathy May and Erin Steigleder recently had the opportunity to talk about VCV's work on Delegate Ken Plum's cable news show, Virginia Report". We appreciate the invitation, Delegate Plum!  
  • Medicaid Should Matter to all Middle-Class Families
    November 13, 2012 - The Richmond Times-Dispatch - Monday, November 12, 2012 BY KATHY MAY Worrying about Medicaid cuts keeps me awake at night. I live in Fairfax County, Va., one of the wealthiest counties in the nation. My family’s income is one-third higher than the median family income in the county. My husband and I live comfortably and have built a decent ...
  • What’s in the Affordable Care Act for Virginia’s Older Adults?
    May 18, 2012 - Much of the public debate around health care served to raise the anxiety of seniors who worried that health care reform would involve dramatic cuts in services, limit personal choice of doctors, or create barriers to getting the care that seniors need. As it turns out, a great many of the provisions of the Affordable ...
  • Sorority Hosts Health Insurance Forum
    April 2, 2012 - Jay Ford participated in a Health Care forum hosted by a local sorority on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at the Kempsville Public Library in Virginia Beach. The event will give attendees an opportunity to learn more about the ACA and impact on individuals.