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Governor sends health insurance exchange report to General Assembly

admin — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 07:00:59 +0000

Richmond Times-Dispatch – It’s clear that Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell opposes last year’s federal health reform law. What remains unclear is whether he supports creation of a state-run health insurance exchange.

Virginia council forms outline of health benefits exchange

admin — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 17:00:44 +0000

Washington Times – State moves ahead even as it challenges legality of the federal health reform law that it’s part of.

Virginia AG seeking fast-track review of health reform law by Supreme Court

admin — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 18:09:14 +0000

Bloomberg – Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli says his plan to get fast-track review of the health reform law by the U.S. Supreme Court is a long shot.

Federal judge rules that individual mandate is unconstitutional

Editor — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 18:39:40 +0000

The Washington Post – A federal judge in Virginia has ruled that the individual mandate, a key provision of the nation’s recently passed health reform legislation, is unconstitutional.

Bush appointee delivers lump of coal to working families, strikes down individual mandate

Editor — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 17:00:16 +0000

healthinsurance.org – Health reform’s individual mandate provision – the requirement that all taxpayers purchase health insurance beginning in 2014 – has been struck down by a federal judge appointed by none other than President George W. Bush.

Judge rejects idea that reform law requires employers to provide coverage for abortions

admin — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 13:48:13 +0000

NPR – The federal judge who dismissed a lawsuit challenging the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate provision has also rejected a claim by the plaintiffs that the legislation would require employers to provide coverage that would pay for abortions.

Republicans Boehner, Cantor renew calls to repeal health reform provisions

Editor — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:39:12 +0000

Politico – Republican heavyweights John Boehner (Ohio) and Eric Cantor (Virginia) plan to announce that they’ll support a House petition to repeal the entire federal health reform law.

Feds seek dismissal of Va. health care suit

admin — Tue, 25 May 2010 19:58:05 +0000

The Virginian-Pilot – Federal attorneys have asked a judge to toss out Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s lawsuit challenging the health care overhaul act Congress passed this year, saying the Virginia complaint relies on “arguments that failed in the legislative arena.”

States Say Overhaul Will Bust Already Strained Medicaid Budget

admin — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 05:03:17 +0000

BusinessWeek – President Barack Obama faces a fight over the health-care overhaul from states that say they’ll sue because the legislation’s expansion of Medicaid imposes a fiscal strain their cash-strapped budgets can’t afford.

Virginia health bill could foil Obama proposal

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:26:09 +0000

Boston Globe – Here in the former capital of the Old Confederacy, where resistance to the supremacy of federal law has a long and tortuous history, a new battle is being waged over a question that could undercut a key part of President Obama’s health care proposal: whether Washington can require that most Americans have health insurance.

REPORT: WellPoint Raising Premium Rates By Double Digits In At Least 11 States

admin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:44:31 +0000

Think Progress – If Democrats move to pass health care reform after tomorrow’s summit, their newfound momentum can be at least partly attributed to WellPoint’s decision to drastically increase premiums in California’s individual health insurance market. The rate increases highlighted the broken health care system and pressured lawmakers to drastically reform the individual health insurance market. The administration’s strong response also enunciated the differences in lawmakers’ approach to reform and may have pushed the President to add stronger cost control provisions into his health care blue-print.

Virginia moves to block federal insurance mandate

admin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:56:53 +0000

Blog Briefing Room (The Hill) – Virginia may become one of the first states to shield its residents from a proposed federal requirement that they purchase health insurance.

Hugging Cancer Patient, Obama Pitches Health Plan

admin — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:17:00 +0000

NBC – At an emotional forum in Virginia, President Obama hugged a cancer patient Wednesday and vowed to bring greater efficiency and accessibility to the nation’s health care system.

Uninsured to get stimulus help via PATHS

admin — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:31:41 +0000

Danville Register Bee – Piedmont Access to Health Services (PATHS) is one of 24 health centers in Virginia that will be receiving money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to expand services for people who are uninsured or underinsured.

$1 million grant to help increase coverage for uninsured Virginia children

Editor — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:46:03 +0000

MSNBC – Roanoke, Va. – Governor Timothy M. Kaine today announced that the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) will receive $1 million in funding and support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to increase enrollment and retention of eligible children in Virginia’s health insurance programs, known as FAMIS and FAMIS Plus (Children’s Medicaid).

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