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For direct care workers and their allies


November 13, 2013
Help Advocate for Affordable Health Care in Virginia
   

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Jessica Brill Ortiz
Virginia has an important opportunity to expand the state's Medicaid program, which provides low-income Virginians with crucial access to affordable health care--and you can help make it happen!

Governor-elect McAuliffe has expressed strong support for accepting federal money to expand Medicaid, but the decision is not just up to him. The Virginia legislature and related commission also have a say, and their support is not guaranteed.

Your elected officials need to hear from YOU about how important it is that Virginia expand the state's Medicaid program, so more than 400,000 low-income Virginians can have access to affordable health care. Tell them to do the right thing for Virginia's direct care workers and the consumers they serve!

Two easy ways to help

1. Email me or call me at 202.236.4593 to learn how we can help you tell your legislators why affordable health care matters in Virginia. You can make a difference in as little as five minutes.

2. Forward this email to your friends and encourage them to contact me too.

For more information about Medicaid and Medicaid expansion, check out this DCA information sheet.

If you have any questions, please contact me.




Jessica Brill Ortiz
The Direct Care Alliance is the national advocacy voice of direct care workers in long-term care. We empower workers to speak out for better wages, benefits, respect, and working conditions, so more people can commit to direct care as a career. We also convene powerful allies nationwide to build consensus for change.

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