Healthcare
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Op-Ed: The ACA ensured my kids got healthcare. Trump wants to take it away.
Thanks to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), my son and daughter were each able to stay on my health insurance plan until they were 26, which allowed them to focus on their education and transition to the workforce instead of worrying about monthly premiums and astronomically high medical costs that come with not being covered.…
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This OB-GYN was terrified for her patients who needed abortions. Then she became one.
Texas OB-GYN Austin Dennard reveals what a future under a Republican president would do to reproductive rights in America.
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Virginians could pay less for prescription drugs under this Democratic bill
House Bill 570 would establish a Prescription Drug Affordability Board, which would be responsible for analyzing the affordability of certain high-priced prescription drugs and then instituting price limits to protect consumers from the highest cost of drugs.
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The right medicine is life-changing, if you can afford it
I have seen firsthand how affordable medicine can transform families and communities. I grew up in Richmond, one of four children. My family members and I have experienced many of the health conditions that come from the trauma of racism in this city and nation. My father was a Vietnam veteran. He died at 54…
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Four new Virginia laws just took effect that could help your health
In Virginia, most new statutes go into effect on July 1 of any given year, coinciding with the state’s fiscal year. But most years also see a few straggler laws take effect on Jan. 1, and 2024 is one of them. One new statute that will benefit many Virginians requires health insurers to cover the…
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Insulin prices plunge for Virginians due to Biden’s American Rescue Plan
Eli Lilly, Sanofi, and Novo Nordisk’s price cuts are expected to benefit many Virginians who need insulin to survive. The companies first announced the moves last year, as a response to an American Rescue Plan provision that threatened to penalize them if they kept prices high.
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Virginians overwhelmingly support paid sick leave, new poll shows
A poll released this week by the Virginia Interfaith Center, a member of the Virginians for Paid Sick Days Coalition, found that a whopping 88% of Virginians support a requirement that employers provide paid sick leave to their workers. Specifically, the poll asked Virginians if they “support or oppose requiring Virginia employers to offer at…
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To lower the cost of expensive drugs, Biden targets Big Pharma’s patents
Under a plan announced Thursday, the government would consider overriding the patent for high-priced drugs that have been developed with the help of taxpayer money and letting competitors make them in hopes of driving down the cost.
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Republicans rake in Big Pharma cash while Democrats advocate for lower drug prices
November’s General Assembly elections will likely have a meaningful impact on how much Virginians spend for prescription medication. Via both words and actions, Republicans and Democrats are demonstrating which side of prescription drug affordability they’re on. In this year’s legislative session, Democrats in the state Senate proposed a measure establishing a Prescription Drug Affordability Board…
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Big Pharma Rewarding Virginia Republicans for Killing Drug Affordability Proposal
Elections have consequences, and one of the groups most keenly aware of this fact are big special interest groups – among them, the Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America (aka PhRMA). After benefiting from Republican control of the governorship and the House of Delegates in the 2023 legislative session, PhRMA appears to be rewarding their…
