The latest Youngkin appointments
Harris says Trump’s healthcare plans would hurt Virginia
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Harris says Trump’s healthcare plans would hurt Virginia
The campaign for Kamala Harris released an attack on Donald Trump today that says his ideas for healthcare would take away coverage from nearly 1 million Virginians.
Over 1 million would be stripped of their health insurance with costs increasing.
In Virginia, nearly 400,000 people would have to pay more under Trump’s plans, with a middle-class family facing premiums over $9,000 more.
More than 3.5 million people with preexisting conditions in Virginia could be denied health care coverage or charged thousands of dollars more under the Trump-Vance plan for high-risk pools.
The Trump-Vance plan would roll back the Biden-Harris administration’s work to cap the price of insulin at $35 for seniors, cap the price of out-of-pocket drugs and negotiate with Medicare, would increase costs for more than 1.1 million Virginia seniors.
In Virginia, the report finds that Trump’s plans would impact 4.4 million women and 1.73 million women of reproductive age.
The full report from the Harris campaign is available here.
Youngkin’s latest appointments
Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced the latest board appointments to his administration.
BOARD APPOINTMENTS
AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
CHARITABLE GAMING BOARD
The Honorable Becky Johnson of Bland County, retired Clerk of Court, Bland County
DESIGNATED
STATE REHABILITATION ADVISORY COUNCIL
Gayl Brunk of Rockingham County, Executive Director, Valley Associates for Independent Living
Marco Callender of Chester, Executive Director (Petersburg Branch), YMCA of Greater Richmond
Frederick C. Foard of Virginia Beach, Operations Expert and Marketing Consultant
STATE REHABILITATION COUNCIL FOR THE BLIND AND VISION IMPAIRED
Elizabeth Klein of Stafford, Disability Rights Advocate, disAbility Law Center
Heidi Lawyer of Glen Allen, Deputy Director, Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center
Gary Talley of Petersburg, retired Community Services Manager, Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
STATEWIDE INDEPENDENT LIVING COUNCIL
Gayl Brunk of Rockingham County, Executive Director, Valley Associates for Independent Living
Nichole Davis of Virginia Beach, Executive Director, Endependence Center
David Fuller of Hanover, Director for Rehabilitation Teaching and Independent Living Services, Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired
EDUCATION
BOARD OF VISITORS FOR GUNSTON HALL
James Burnham of Alexandria, President, Vallecito Capital
Charles Hurt of Chatham, Opinion Editor, The Washington Times; Fox News Contributor
D'Andrea Wooten of Woodbridge, Office Manager, Well Stone Properties
BOARD OF VISITORS OF THE VIRGINIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND BLIND
Christine Ogden of Staunton, parent and community volunteer
HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES
ADVISORY BOARD ON SERVICE AND VOLUNTEERISM
Veronica Evans of Midlothian, community volunteer
OFFICE OF NEW AMERICANS ADVISORY BOARD
Fakhri Yacoub of Henrico, Pastor, The Christian Arabic Church
STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SEWAGE HANDLING AND DISPOSAL APPEAL REVIEW BOARD
Dr. Philip Brown of Christiansburg, Extension Specialist in Soils and Septic Systems, Virginia Tech
LABOR
BOARD FOR HEARING AID SPECIALISTS AND OPTICIANS
Maureen Sadak of Richmond, Nurse, Bon Secours Mercy