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How healthy is living
in Virginia?
Virginia climbed two spots to #20, according to the 2011 America's Health Rankings® by the United Health Foundation.
Virginia's best and worst category rankings:
- Children in Poverty – 4th
- Violent Crime – 6th
- Early Prenatal Care – 12th
- Air Pollution – 32nd
- Geographic Disparity – 40th
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See the United Health Foundation's latest findings on Virginia.- Trust for America's Health ia another source for key Virginia health quality findings. In addition, 2010's federal health reform, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), included the creation of a prevention fund to provide more than $16 billion over the next 10 years to invest in effective, proven prevention efforts, like childhood obesity prevention and tobacco cessation, and the site has a report on how it impacts Virginia here.
get local health results
State snapshot too large? Get county-by-county health rankings for Virginia, from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Population Health Institute at the University of Wisconsin.
Does Virginia have a health insurance high risk pool?
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Starting in 2010, Virginia started offering health care insurance coverage to residents through the federally established temporary high-risk pool program. To find out more about Virginia's participation, click here.
Risk pools are state-sponsored programs to help people with a history of medical problems in their family to purchase coverage. These pools are for people who can afford to buy health insurance, but are not able to get underwritten in the private market because of a pre-existing health condition. These programs can vary significantly from state to state in price, benefits and number of people served. Often insurance companies doing business in the state are required to contribute to the pool to keep it in the black. In the best cases, they allow people to be able to switch jobs or become self-employed without the fear of losing their health insurance coverage. Read more about risk pools here.
Non-profit sources of health insurance information for Virginia
The Foundation for Health Coverage Education's mission is to provide simplified public and private health insurance
eligibility information in order to help more people access coverage.
Here is its guide to guide on how to find health insurance in Virginia.
- The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is tracking the progress of health insurance reform in each state. Its page for Virginia can be found here.
- The National Committee for Quality Assurance is a private, non-profit organization that, among other things, provides health care plan report cards for consumers. Search for Virginia health insurance plan report cards.
Virginia state government health insurance resources
Virginia Health Reform Initiative — A state initiative to implement health care reform.
FAMIS (Family Access to Medical Insuracne Security) — Virginia’s low-cost health insurance for children whose families earn too much to qualify for Medicaid but do not have private health insurance.
Virginia Health Insurance Guide for Consumers — State of Virgina’s PDF document with information about traditional health insurance and managed care health insurance plans.
Virginia Department of Health — A site rich in information for Virginia citizens concerned about their health.
Virginia’s Bureau of Insurance — Consumer information for state citizens dealing with agents or companies.
Virginia reform, single-payer health care information
Virginia Organizing Project — A statewide grassroots social justice group working to mobilize citizens to lobby for more affordable health care.
Virginia Physicians for a National Health Program — Members of VA PNHP advocate for single-payer national health insurance and speak about it to interested groups throughout Virginia.
State-specfic information on the Physicans National Health Program in Virginia.
The Affordable Care Act: Immediate Benefits for Virginia -- How the Affordable Health Care act will improve the lives of people living in Virginia.
Why health care reform is important to Virginia -- This 2009 document by the AARP provides a compelling case f for health reform in Virginia.
The Benefits of Health Reform In Virginia -- The Democratic Policy Committee of the United States Senate looks at benefits of health reform for the citizens of Virginia.
Other helpful Virginia health and medical care links
Virginia mental health resource guide, offered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the U.S. Government.
The National Coalition on Health Care's information for Virginia -- America's oldest, most diverse, and broadest based group working to achieve comprehensive health system reform.
How did Virginia officials vote on health reform?
H.R.2: Repealing the Health Care Bill
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1/19/2011--Passed House amended. Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act - Repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, effective as of its enactment. Restores provisions of law amended by such Act. Repeals the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education and Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective as of the Act's enactment. Restores provisions of law amended by the Act's health care provisions. [more]
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State health insurance exchanges
Virginia's exchange
Find out what your state's health insurance exchange will look like.
The cost of repealing Obamacare
How Virginia would fare
Virginia could lose if important protections are undone.
How your member of Congress voted
healthreformvotes.org
Your members of the Virginia Congressional delegation voted on health care reform.
VA health insurance companies
Health insurance companies in Virginia.
Get health insurance quotes for these companies.
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Celtic Ins. Co.
Golden Rule
Kaiser Mid-Atlantic
UNICARE
Health Insurance News
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In Fight Over Obama Health Law, a Front in Minnesota
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House passes bill on health insurance exchange
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Doctor directory for Virginia
Find licensed physicians near you. Each state is home to organizations that can help you find and research physicians, offering online information about a physician's license, schooling, practice information and more.
Virginia Licensee SearchVirginia Board of Medicine Other Virginia Public Resources
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Health insurance for individuals VA
Resources for those individuals seeking health care insurance in Virginia. If you are looking for Virginia Medicare, visit our site for health insurance over 65.