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Video: Take A Stand Against Harmful Health Insurance Practices

The Virginia Consumer Healthcare Alliance has released a new video that highlights some of the harmful practices of big health insurance companies that impact Virginia patients, families, and employers. The video examines issues like surprise medical bills, rapidly rising insurance premiums and out-of-pocket costs, and claim denials that hurt Virginians.[…]

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Virginia Consumer Healthcare Alliance Focused on Making Coverage Affordable

This article originally appeared in Virginia Capitol Connections Magazine Virginia Consumer Healthcare Alliance Focused on Making Coverage Affordable by Rosalyn R. Dance and Chris K. Peace Virginia enters a new decade with a solid foundation from which to strengthen communities and address shared challenges. In 2019, Virginia reclaimed its No.[…]

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Meet Our New Co-Chairs

Dear VCHA Members, As we begin a new year, VCHA has some exciting news to share: Two respected Virginia citizen leaders have joined the Alliance as our new Co-Chairs to help propel our consumer-focused healthcare reform movement forward. They are the Honorable Rosalyn R. “Roz” Dance and the Honorable Christopher[…]

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Cigna to end contract with Memorial Hermann; 178,000 customers affected

This article originally appeared in the Houston Chronicle. Cigna, the nation’s fourth-largest health insurance company, on Monday said it would terminate its contract with Houston-based Memorial Hermann hospital system in March, dropping as many as 178,000 plan members and 1,460 affiliated doctors from its network. The move, which comes after[…]

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