Virginia Needs to Get Moving to Create an Effective Health Exchange Unless legislators develop a detailed plan for setting up a state-run health benefits exchange in the next two months, the federal government likely will step in to design and run one to ensure that Virginians get access to comprehensive, affordable and secure health insurance…
Failure to Implement Affordable Care Act Would Threaten Progress The share of Virginians without health insurance dropped last year, according to preliminary Census Bureau figures released today. About 1,066,000 Virginians – 13.4 percent of the population — did not have health insurance coverage in 2011, a decrease of 4.8 percent from 2010. “After years of…
Refusing Expansion Would be a Costly Mistake for Virginia The expansion of Medicaid in 2014, made possible by federal health care reform, would be a lifesaver for hundreds of thousands of Virginians, a real bargain for the Commonwealth, and a much needed boost to Virginia’s economy, according to a new report released today by The…
“Today’s decision is a victory for Virginians. The Affordable Care Act will protect Virginians from insurance companies’ most egregious practices, provide affordable health insurance coverage for hundreds of thousands of Virginians, and begin to bring rising health care costs under control. Virginia policymakers should move quickly to fully implement the Affordable Care Act in Virginia,”…
On Monday, Dec. 5, John McInerney, Health Policy Director, delivered the following comments to a joint meeting of the House and Senate Committees on Commerce & Labor on the issue of establishment of the Virgina Health Benefits Exchange. Mr. Chairman, members of the Committee, we strongly agree with the VHRI recommendation that the Exchange be…
Virginia Workers Pay Third Highest Share of Health Insurance Premium in U.S. Lowest level of employer-sponsored insurance coverage in 20 years Virginia workers paid the third-largest share of their health insurance premiums in 2010 for employer-sponsored family plans, trailing only Arkansas and Idaho for the amount required to be paid by employees. The average premium…
Since 2010 the Virginia Health Reform Initiative, a committee appointed by Gov. Bob McDonnell, has been meeting to discuss how best to implement the new health care law in Virginia. In addition to providing regular analysis of the issues involved in implementing the new law, The Commonwealth Institute, along with the Virginia Poverty Law Center,…
A Blueprint for Prosperity In the middle of the toughest economy we’ve faced in generations, too many hard-working Virginians have lost jobs, seen their hours or pay reduced, or been forced to clean out their savings just to make ends meet. Yet, just when we need them most, state services have been cut. Crumbling roads,…
New Report Analyzes Key Health Benefit Exchange Issues Second of two reports on Health Benefit Exchanges in Virginia RICHMOND, Va. – Creating a successful health insurance exchange is one of the largest and most important aspects of health reform implementation facing Virginia. As the General Assembly convenes and begins to consider how to implement the new…
Commonwealth Institute Releases Analysis of Health Care Exchanges First of two reports on exchange provisions and implementation August 5, 2010 RICHMOND, Va. — Today The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis released a new report examining the new health care exchanges called for under the new health care law and how the exchanges will benefit…
Follow Us!