Watch: VCHA Co-Chair @FmrDelCPeace explains how 2 VaHouseofDelegates/VaSenateofVirginia bills could let #BigInsurance tell you which doctors you can/can't see. Tell legislators to stop HB 2274/SB1289 cc Rosalyn Dance mailchi.mp/1ae3069b136a/t… TAKE ACTION: oneclickpolitics.global.ssl.fastly.net/promo/2mD

VCHA Co-Chairs Rosalyn Dance & @FmrDelCPeace, say “thank you” to thousands of VCHA members and concerned Virginians who made their voices heard and helped stop legislation that could have significantly limited patient choice in healthcare. Read more: mailchi.mp/33a44276bbd7/t…

Happy Birthday to our Co-Chair Rosalyn Dance! Help us celebrate by signing our petition calling for greater oversight of big insurance companies. Get a free hand sanitizer gift when you include your address: change.org/p/virginia-gen…

Wishing everyone a Happy Valentine’s Day from the team at VCHA.

Happy President’s Day from VCHA

.The Virginia Mercury explains how highly-profitable big insurers oppose a provision in a legislative proposal to provide premium relief to Virginia families b/c insurers would have to pay a modest 1% assessment to fund needed relief. That's wrong: virginiamercury.com/2021/02/18/rei…

.The Virginian-Pilot recently published a column about the value of Virginia’s Certificate of Public Need (COPN) program to promote healthcare access and community health, as well as the dangers of repealing COPN. Read more here: pilotonline.com/opinion/column…

Today’s great read is an Richmond Times-Dispatch column from VCHA Co-Chairs Rosalyn Dance and @FmrDelCPeace about the importance of COPN in Virginia, as demonstrated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more: richmond.com/opinion/column…

#ICYMI, VCHA Co-Chairs @FmrDelCPeace & Rosalyn Dance wrote Richmond Times-Dispatch/RTD Opinions column on how Virginia’s Certificate of Public Need program supports health system stability to meet challenges like COVID-19. Read latest VCHA update and get involved: mailchi.mp/c3d417016af4/w…

While frontline healthcare providers battling the COVID-19 pandemic lost billions, Independence Blue Cross made huge profits. IBC reported a net income of $622 million in 2020, almost double its 2019 haul. Yet another example of big insurance profiting while others suffer. inquirer.com/business/healt…

During the pandemic, insurers waived many costs and co-pays for COVID-19 patients. Now, despite making record profits during the pandemic, these health insurers are scaling back on patient benefits. Read more at @KHNews: khn.org/news/article/t…

Data from the CDC shows that over 182,000 COVID19 vaccine doses had been wasted as of late March, & 2 pharmacy chains –CVS (responsible for nearly half of the wastage)& Walgreens (21% of the wastage)– bear significant responsibility. Read more at @KHNews: khn.org/news/article/c…

A group of health insurance companies are suing CVS Health, claiming discount pharmacy programs for prescription medications are hurting them. This is another example of insurance companies prioritizing profits over patients. Learn more at FierceHealthcare: fiercehealthcare.com/payer/more-blu…

The headline says it all. Another example of big insurance companies prioritizing their interests over what's best for patients. People deserve better: roanoke.com/news/local/cas…

More questionable conduct by big insurance. SanDiegoCounty suing Kaiser Permanente Health Net, LLC & Molina Healthcare for allegedly violating federal/state law, misleading consumers w/ "ghost networks" to make ppl think they have comprehensive coverage. Healthcare Dive: healthcaredive.com/news/san-diego…

#ICYMI, last week President Joe Biden announced a number of measures aimed at tackling the #COVID19 pandemic — including a vaccine requirement that will impact around 100 million Americans. Read from Richmond Times-Dispatch how this new COVID plan affects Virginia: starexponent.com/news/state-and…

A recent study by @DukeResearch compared surgeries performed in Medicaid expansion states to those in states that did not expand the program and found devastating economic circumstances for patients. Read more from NC Health News: northcarolinahealthnews.org/2021/09/20/mor…

Major insurers like Elevance Health and UnitedHealthcare are behind on billions owed to hospitals and doctors. In VA, VCU Health has reported that Anthem owes it $385 million. @AHAHospitals say these big insurers are using #COVID19 as a cover. Read more from USA TODAY: usatoday.com/story/news/hea…

Great read by @HealthcareDive on how federal data released by HHS_ASPE showed how the rate of uninsured Americans stayed essentially stable last year. Read more: healthcaredive.com/news/aca-medic…

Happy birthday to our VCHA Co-Chair @FmrDelCPeace!