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Healthcare for All Virginians Coalition Webinar Update & Planning. June 16, 2015. Webinar Agenda. National Update Jill Hanken, Va. Poverty Law Center, jill@vplc.org Virginia Update Massey Whorley, TCI, massey@thecommonwealthinstitute.org HAV Strategic Planning Messaging
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Healthcare for All Virginians Coalition WebinarUpdate & Planning June 16, 2015
Webinar Agenda • National Update • Jill Hanken, Va. Poverty Law Center, jill@vplc.org • Virginia Update • Massey Whorley, TCI, massey@thecommonwealthinstitute.org • HAV Strategic Planning • Messaging • Lucy Dagneau, Community Catalyst, ldagneau@communitycatalyst.org • Adam Searing, Center for Children and Families - Georgetown University, ags68@georgetown.edu • Advocacy by 501c(3) organizations • Keely Monroe, Alliance for Justice, keely.monroe@afj.org
310,700 194,900 0-100% FPL 100-138% FPL Breaking the Numbers Down
Electoral Conversation • Primaries were June 9th • Senator Hanger won his primary • Delegate Joannou lost his primary • Senate races to watch • 6th District – Lewis won by 11 votes • 7th District – Wagner faces a challenger • 10th District – Watkins’ old district • 12th District – Stosch’s old district • 13th District – Black faces a challenger • 21st District – Edwards faces two challengers • 29th District – Colgan’s old seat
Summer Studies • Provider Assessment Workgroup • Includes 4 HAV members • Report by November 1st • JLARC study • Focusing on eligibility, especially for LTC, and use of cost-effective services • Interim briefing November 9th • Certificate of Public Need Workgroup • Includes 2 HAV members • Report by December 1st
HAV Strategic Planning • Survey • Responses from 50 organizations • 99 percent will continue to support the coalition into 2016 • 24 have branches/chapters throughout Virginia • Top Line Results • 62 percent are interested in speaking to local legislators with a group of constituents. • 59 percent are interested in enlisting members to write letters to the editors/op-eds in local papers. • 50 percent are interested in collaborating with other HAV organizations in different parts of Virginia.
HAV Regional Teams • Central • Eastern • Southside • Valley • Southwest • NoVA • Divided according to legislative districts and where we have HAV members present.
Our regional teams will coordinate with local HAV Supporters and others to: • Show the need/support for closing the coverage gap in their own communities. • Educate local officials and public about the facts. • Help make the issue part of the conversation during the election season. • We need your help! Let us know how you want to participate!
Messaging • Lucy Dagneau, Community Catalyst • Adam Searing, Center for Children and Families – Georgetown University
Questions? Concerns? • If you’d like to be involved in the regional committees and/or help us bring more groups into the coalition, please contact Rebecca Park at rebecca@thecommonwealthinstitute.org!