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Virginia does not offer a risk pool for its citizen's who are medically-uninsurable. We can however help you find affordable health insurance coverage if you live in Virginia. New lower rates are now available. Call (800) 554-9142 for information.
ABOUT VIRGINIAS LACK OF RISK POOL INSURANCE: "Risk pools are state-sponsored programs to help people with a history of medical problems in their family to purchase coverage. These pools are for people who can afford to buy health insurance, but are not able to get underwritten in the private market because of a pre-existing health condition."
These insurance programs vary significantly from state-to-state in price, benefits and number of people served. Often insurance companies doing business in the state are required to contribute to the poolto keep it in the black. In the best cases they allow people to be able to switch jobs or become self-employed without the fear of losing their health insurance coverage. Virginia does not have risk pool insurance presently.
Cover The Uninsured is a national effort to highlight the fact that too many Americans are living without health insurance and to demand solutions from our nation's leaders. Call us for more information.
People of Virginia want better. Hundreds of Virginia health care activists, health care providers and community leaders boarded buses and vans from Richmond, Harrisonburg, Lynchburg, Charlottesville, Norton, Tidewater and northern Virginia destined for Washington, D.C. The health care rally was held on the Capitol and close to 8,000 were reported attending.
Following the rally, the Virginia delegation visited with Virginia members of Congress during scheduled and unscheduled visits. The lobby visits included testimony on health care from small business owners, rural residents, faith leaders, health care providers, and under insured and uninsured Virginians.
VOP members met directly with Reps. Tom Perriello, Bob Goodlatte and Rick Boucher. Reps. Frank Wolf and Gerry Connolly had staff members meet with VOP members in their absence. Members of the Virginia health care delegation also dropped by Sens. Mark Warner and Jim Webbs offices to leave their health care stories for the senators.
Virginians spoke out to their members of Congress on why they traveled to Washington, D.C. for the lobby day and why they are demanding health care reform with a public plan option:
"I'm here today because everybody deserves affordable and accessible health care. We have elderly citizens who've worked all their lives and now can't afford health care. It just doesn't add up," says Reggie Herndon, with the Lynchburg Area Center for Independent Living. "We need a quality public option that everybody has access to, not just people who can afford coverage currently," says Britt Payne of Lynchburg.
Virginia does not offer a risk pool for its citizen's who are medically-uninsurable. We can however help you find affordable health insurance coverage if you live in Virginia. New lower rates are now available. Call (800) 554-9142 for information.
ABOUT VIRGINIAS LACK OF RISK POOL INSURANCE: "Risk pools are state-sponsored programs to help people with a history of medical problems in their family to purchase coverage. These pools are for people who can afford to buy health insurance, but are not able to get underwritten in the private market because of a pre-existing health condition."
These insurance programs vary significantly from state-to-state in price, benefits and number of people served. Often insurance companies doing business in the state are required to contribute to the poolto keep it in the black. In the best cases they allow people to be able to switch jobs or become self-employed without the fear of losing their health insurance coverage. Virginia does not have risk pool insurance presently.
Cover The Uninsured is a national effort to highlight the fact that too many Americans are living without health insurance and to demand solutions from our nation's leaders. Call us for more information.
People of Virginia want better. Hundreds of Virginia health care activists, health care providers and community leaders boarded buses and vans from Richmond, Harrisonburg, Lynchburg, Charlottesville, Norton, Tidewater and northern Virginia destined for Washington, D.C. The health care rally was held on the Capitol and close to 8,000 were reported attending.
Following the rally, the Virginia delegation visited with Virginia members of Congress during scheduled and unscheduled visits. The lobby visits included testimony on health care from small business owners, rural residents, faith leaders, health care providers, and under insured and uninsured Virginians.
VOP members met directly with Reps. Tom Perriello, Bob Goodlatte and Rick Boucher. Reps. Frank Wolf and Gerry Connolly had staff members meet with VOP members in their absence. Members of the Virginia health care delegation also dropped by Sens. Mark Warner and Jim Webbs offices to leave their health care stories for the senators.
Virginians spoke out to their members of Congress on why they traveled to Washington, D.C. for the lobby day and why they are demanding health care reform with a public plan option:
"I'm here today because everybody deserves affordable and accessible health care. We have elderly citizens who've worked all their lives and now can't afford health care. It just doesn't add up," says Reggie Herndon, with the Lynchburg Area Center for Independent Living. "We need a quality public option that everybody has access to, not just people who can afford coverage currently," says Britt Payne of Lynchburg.
