New Report Released on VA’s Skimpy Medicaid Plan - Advocates Call for Improvements at Friday’s Press Event

MEDIA ADVISORY
For Immediate Release

What: “How Medicaid Works: A Chartbook for Understanding Virginia’s Medicaid Insurance and the Opportunity to Improve It,” a publication of the Virginia Poverty Law Center and The Commonwealth Institute, will be jointly released on December 1 in press events across Virginia by The Commonwealth Institute, Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy(VICPP), and other Healthcare for All Virginia (HAV) partners.

Where: The Northern Virginia press conference will take place at Culmore Clinic, a nonprofit interfaith clinic serving low-income patients (3245 Glen Carlyn Rd., Falls Church, VA 22041).

When: Friday, December 1, 2017 at 10:30 am

Who: Faith leaders, healthcare providers and advocates

Quick Facts: 
Only four states invest less per resident in Medicaid than Virginia.
Meanwhile, 240,000 uninsured Virginians fall in a coverage gap, unable to enroll in Medicaid or receive tax credits to help buy coverage in the marketplace. 
Faith leaders, healthcare experts and other Virginians call for action to ensure that all residents have access to lifesaving healthcare, a basic human right and moral obligation. 
There is renewed hope that the most recent Virginia election results will move Virginia closer to fulfilling this moral mandate.

Please contact Kendra Rubinfeld for further information of any kind. 
Kendra@KendraRubinfeldpr.com202 681-1151