
Northam statement on Anthem staying in the Virginia marketplace
Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam comments after Anthem’s decision to continue offering insurance policies under the Affordable Care Act throughout Virginia.

Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam comments after Anthem’s decision to continue offering insurance policies under the Affordable Care Act throughout Virginia.

Governor Terry McAuliffe comments following health insurer Anthem’s decision to continue to offer plans to Virginians through the Affordable Care Act.

House GOP leaders issued the following statement Friday on the failure of Congress to pass legislation repealing or replacing the Affordable Care Act.

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced $94 million in Affordable Care Act funding to 271 health centers.

Virginia has joined in a friend-of-the-court brief urging the Supreme Court to protect women’s access to contraceptive coverage under the Affordable Care Act.

The Virginia House of Delegates passed emergency legislation Friday to protect small businesses from an insurance change originally mandated by the Affordable Care Act.

Virginia House of Delegates Speaker William J. Howell and Delegate Chris Stolle (R-Virginia Beach) commented Friday on Governor Terry McAuliffe’s veto of House Bill 2322, which would have allowed Virginia insurance companies to offer affordable healthcare plans if the Supreme Court rules against the Affordable Care Act in King v. Burwell.

The Augusta/Staunton/Waynesboro Chapter of Virginia Organizing will rally to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) on Tuesday, March 24 at 3:30 p.m. in Downtown Waynesboro.

New coverage options offered by the Affordable Care Act insurance marketplaces provided potential benefits for the increasing number of Americans who were shouldering high medical cost burdens prior to the ACA.

Today, Republican Senate candidate Ed Gillespie unveiled his long awaited alternative to the Affordable Care Act. As expected, Gillespie’s plan is nothing more than a veiled attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
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