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STATE'S SCORES SICKLY
New coalition calls for better health care coverage in Virginia
Date published: 10/3/2009
BY BILL FREEHLING Virginia may be the best state in the nation for business, but a report released this week says the Old Dominion lags behind in ensuring affordable health care for its workers and residents. That's the conclusion of a new coalition called Healthcare for All Virginians. The coalition of hospitals and health care groups puts out a "rollout presentation" on its Web site Wednesday, following the Forbes magazine announcement that Virginia was the best state for business for the fourth straight year. "The No. 1 state for business should lead by example when it comes to ensuring the health of its citizens and work force," the coalition stated on its PowerPoint presentation. Healthcare for All Virginians is calling for increased investment in health care coverage to ensure that all Virginians have access to affordable care. It says quality health care is the responsibility of individuals, health providers, employers and the government. Neither MediCorp Health System, Pratt Medical Center nor Mary Washington Hospital was among the 59 hospitals and organizations that formed the coalition. The group, however, includes such organizations as the American Heart Association, the Medical Society of Virginia and Inova Health Systems. Coalition spokeswoman Joy Bechtold Jones said Healthcare for All Virginians was formed about two years ago. The founders began by discussing mission and priorities, and later recruited members to work on a health care "scorecard." Here are among the coalition's findings published this week. The full report is at HavCare.org. Virginia is among 10 states with more uninsured children today (167,000) than 15 years ago. The state has experienced the fourth-largest drop nationally in worker health-insurance coverage over the past 15 years. Virginia ranks 31st nationally in income eligibility in state-sponsored children's health coverage. The state ranks 48th nationally in Medicaid expenditures, and 44th on Medicaid income eligibility limits for working parents. Virginia's workers pay the greatest share of individual health-insurance premiums in the nation. Virginia workers pay a 24 percent share, while the national average is 20 percent. Bill Freehling: 540/374-5405
Date published: 10/3/2009
If you don't like your employer go work elsewhere
(posted by
Mandrake
, Oct. 4, 2009 10:08 am)
Employers can't be profitable by hiring workers who don't want
to work but do want to collect a paycheck.
Unions only care about unions and how they can be more
profitable by signing on more members. Bringing unions to
Virginia will result in a "Detroit" commonwealth.
Go figure
(posted by
Freedrik
, Oct. 3, 2009 8:05 am)
The rewards of being a right to work state! Local employers treat their employees like crap in Virginia.
Healthcare for All Virginians
(posted by
cassandra&sarasdaddy
, Oct. 3, 2009 7:29 am)
at least is a non partisan group with no agenda......... oh wait never mind
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