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by Lowell

Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, January 9.

Video: Sen. Tim Kaine Vows to “vigorously defend the constitutional principle of birthright citizenship against any who try to dilute it or tear it down.”

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See below for video and highlights from Sen. Tim Kaine’s speech earlier today on “birthright citizenship.” The bottom line, as Sen. Kaine explains:

“Trump’s plans to end birthright citizenship—a right enshrined in our Constitution—would hurt America. I’m on the Senate floor to highlight some of the notable Americans born to immigrant parents whose contributions have made an impact on our culture, government, and commerce.”

  • Birthright citizenship was “a legal guarantee designed to erase the horrible legacy of slavery that had been embodied in the Dred Scott v Sanford decision.”
  • Trump’s claim that the U.S. is “unique in the world in guaranteeing citizenship to all who are born in this country” is false (the US led the way, but there’s been a “global movement that many other countries have decided to embrace”).
  • “I believe the constitutional basis for birthright citizenship is clear, and those challenging the notion are mounting an argument with no legal basis.”
  • Birthright citizenship brings a great deal of good to America – “more than 47 million people living in the United States were born in another country, and another 16 million American children were born here to immigrant parents; currently,  more than 25% of all American children live in a household where at least one of their parents is an immigrant.”
  • The statistics on crime are “compelling and longstanding” that “crime has DECREASED as immigration has increased.” In fact, the crime rate has fallen by 60% as the portion of our population that is immigrant has DOUBLED. Also, immigrants have ALWAYS been incarcerated at lower rates than native-born Americans. And a study on crimes in Texas found that “undocumented immigrants are arrested at less than half of the rate of native-born U.S. citizens for violent crimes and drug crimes, and at less than a quarter of the rate of native-born citizens for property crimes.”
  • “Immigration is a plus for the U.S. economy…[CBO] estimates that immigration flows to the United States that are projected would likely increase American [GDP] by nearly $9 trillion between now and 2034.” “More than 45% of Fortune 500 companies in America were started by immigrants or by the children of immigrants.”
  • “Throughout our history, immigrants have tremendously benefited this nation, and that is not something that is suddenly turning from a positive to a negative.”
  • In Virginia, as the percent of immigrants has gone from 1% in 1958 to 1 out of 8 today “has coincided…with Virginia moving from bottom quarter per capita in income among American states to top quarter, and that movement has been signfiicantly advanced by talented people from around the world deciding that they wanted to make Virginia their home.”
  • “When America is at its best, the status of our parents doesn’t limit our ability to contribute to our community, and that’s part of the genius of our nation. I believe birthright citizenship…has really been a blessing to our country.”
  • “So many of our ancestors wanted to come to the United States because they would not be locked into a social status based upon their parents’ social status.”
  • Birthright citizenship is “a definitively New World concept” – “if you’re born in this country, you’re a U.S. citizen, doesn’t matter who your parents are, you have the same opportunities and responsibilites as anyone born in this country – it’s part of the genius of this country.”
  • “I’m going to vigorously defend the constitutional principle of birthright citizenship against any who try to dilute it or tear it down.”

Video: Jennifer Rubin NAILS IT – Biden’s “Pathetic” WaPo Op-Ed Was Written “as if the mob had assembled itself…[omitting] the central role of Trump…the Republican Party & the MAGA movement”

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I certainly haven’t agreed with everything Jennifer Rubin’s said over the years (e.g., when she used to be a conservative and write the “Right Turn” column in the WaPo) , but she really nails it in this video. The key points that jumped out at me are:

  • “I have to hand it to Vice President Kamala Harris, the dignity she displayed, the self-restraint was really a model.”
  • “I have a certain bone to pick with the president, and that concerns frankly the oped he wrote for the Washington Post, which I currently work for. He implored us to remember January 6. So far so good. He reminded us that this was an abomination, a violation of the tradition of a peaceful transfer of power. He talked about…democracy prevailing. The only thing he missed was President Trump. Amazingly the entire thing was written in passive voice, as if the mob had assembled itself…all of this omits the central role of Trump and the central role of the Republican Party and the MAGA movement. Why bother doing this if you’re going to exempt the people responsible for this heinous behavior?“
  • “Well, I have theories. One is that Biden doesn’t understand the difference between respecting the institution of the presidency that is the incoming presidency and the obligation to respect his victory, and the obligation that sometimes comes with that to also be completely candid honest and not cover up for your successor’s errors, whether they were in the past the future or the present. And in this effort to bend over backwards to treat Trump in a way he was not treated, he winds up enabling him covering him normalizing him. It was really pathetic and I use that word advisedly because that is the single adjective that I heard over and over again from Democrats…”
  • “And I think we get down to the central dilemma of the Biden presidency. On one hand he was absolutely the right person to manage the country coming out of COVID coming out of recession. He was able to push through a really impressive array of legislation. But he missed I think and part of this is age part of this is generation part of this is his breeding in the Senate he missed the central challenge which is to bring a knife to the knife fight which is to use every weapon available in the Arsenal of the bully pulpit to inform and remind people of who Trump is and what the message is that Trump is trying to convey which is fundamentally anti-democratic anti-American. And so he winds up defending some peculiar sort of 19th century sense of cordiality, of comity. And in the midst of an effort that we are all struggling with to remind people of the truth of January 6th, he actually makes things worse. And that makes me sad, it disappoints me. And once again it leaves me wondering, had he stepped away as he suggested he would during the campaign after a single term, given Kamala Harris a full primary and others a full primary whether we would not now be facing the return of Donald Trump which is a national tragedy.”
  • “…[the Trump presidency] is going to be bad and it’s going to reinforce the message that Democrats have to make, which is Republicans are the party of the billionaires and the big corporations who are now bending over backwards trying to please them, Democrats are the party of the…ordinary people, the average American, and Democrats have to make that message clear every single day.”
  • “So what do we do in the upcoming year? Well, I think there are several things we can all do: one is we do not get the luxury of exhaustion. I’m sorry, yes we were tired at the end of the year, you had your holiday, get back in the game! Democracy is not voluntary. If we want a democracy, if we want to maintain our basic fundamental freedoms, if we want to maintain an inclusive society, we have to work for it. Our leaders are not up to the task. We saw that with Biden. We’ve seen that with Dick Durbin. We’ve seen this time and time again. It’s us, we are the people who are going to have to combat the MAGA scourge over and over again. We’re the ones who are going to have to sound the alarm, are going to have to push lawmakers to object and to block initiatives we’re the ones who are going to have to encourage state and local officials to fill the gap. It’s not going to be anybody else. And frankly there are many many groups in this country, most especially, African-Americans who have never had the luxury of giving up on America,and despite the vile treatment that they  have received over decades over centuries, they have not given up on this country. And none of us has the luxury of doing so.”
  • “I don’t think it’s worthwhile to watch hours or even an hour of cable TV news. It’s not productive. It’s annoying and it’s not informative, it is not helping you to become an advocate for democracy. I would be much more selective in the media you watch…”
  • “You’re not going to be able to change the world. I’m not going to be able to change the world in one day. But every day you should think about one thing you can do to promote democracy, to promote literacy in media, to reach out to neighbors, to make your community a little bit more functional. We’re going to have a very long road ahead but the good news is there really is a community of people, 50% of the electorate, and frankly if you count people who didn’t even bother to vote more than 50% of the country is with us. And those are the people we’re going to have to engage, those are the people we’re going to have to reach out to…”

Democrats Kannan Srinivasan and JJ Singh Win Virginia Special Elections in SD32, HD26; Republican Luther Cifers Wins SD10

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UPDATE 7:51 pm: Per Sam Shirazi – “all votes counted tonight in Loudoun. Democrats overperform Harris margin by ~3% in both races. There will be a few more final mail ballots and provisionals. Should boost Dem numbers a little more, but nothing significant. Dem slide in Loudoun stopped at least tonight”

UPDATE 7:46 pm: With 55/57 precincts reporting in SD32, Kannan Srinivasan (D) is winning by a 61.2%-38.6% margin, with 29,647 votes counted so far. And in HD26, JJ Singh (D) is winning by a 61.3%-38.2% margin, with 9,967 votes counted. In SD10, Luther Cifers (R) is winning by a 58.2%-41.7% margin, with  15,022 votes counted so far.

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UPDATE 7:30 pm: Congrats to VA State Senator-elect Kannan Srinivasan!

UPDATE 7:24 pm: According to Loudoun County, with 51/57 precincts reporting, Democrat Kannan Srinivasan leads Republican Tumay Harding 13,459 (58.2%)-9,642 (41.7%) in SD32, and Democrat JJ Singh leads Republican Ram Venkatachalam 4,576 (58.0%) to 3,284 (41.6%). Looking good for both Kannan Srinivasan and JJ Singh to be joining the General Assembly shortly! 🙂

UPDATE 7:17 pm: With 6/11 localities reporting in SD10, Republican Luther Cifers leads Democrat Jack Trammell 56.7%-43.3%.

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See below for results from the special elections today in Virginia’s SD10, SD32 and HD26. The reason for these special elections is that the former State Senators from SD10 and SD32 – John McGuire (R) and Suhas Subramanyam (D) were both elected to Congress (in VA05 and VA10, respectively), and then Del. Kannan Srinivasan (D-HD26) was nominated to replace Subramanyam in the State Senate. So today, special elections were held for all three open seats, with the nominees as follows:

  • SD10 (Hanover, Powhatan, Louisa Goochland, etc.): Democrat Jack Trammell vs. Republican Luther Cifers
  • SD32 (Loudoun): Democrat Kannan Srinivasan vs. Republican Tumay Deniz Harding
  • HD26 (Loudoun): Democrat JJ Singh vs. Republican Ram Venkatachalam

Why these special elections matter is that both the Virginia Senate and House of Delegates are very closely divided, with Democrats holding just a 21-19 majority in the Senate and a 51-49 majority in the House of Delegates. So, in theory at least, these special elections could shift party control (if Democrats lost SD32 and/or HD26). However, that’s unlikely, given that both SD32 (went 59%-37% for Kamala Harris) and HD26 (went 59%-37% for Kamala Harris) are pretty solidly “blue” districts, while SD10 is pretty solidly “red” (went 63%-36% for Trump, so a Democratic win there would be a major upset).

The main reasons why there could be upsets in any of these races are related to the fact that special elections can be weird, particularly when there’s bad weather, such as an early-January snowstorm, making turnout highly unpredictable. Of course, a lot of voters these days cast their ballots early, and those tend to skew Democratic, so if turnout today was down due to the snowstorm, it actually could hurt Republicans disproportionately. That’s why it probably doesn’t make a ton of sense to draw major implications from these special elections for what might happen this coming November in the Virginia governor’s race, or over the next few years with Trump in the White House. Of course, that won’t stop the media from doing just that, because that’s how they roll…

Anyway, polls close at 7 pm as usual. I’ll live blog the results as they come in from the Virginia Department of Elections. Hopefully, we’ll know the winners pretty quickly.

 

Wednesday News: “Mar-A-Lago Madness” – “Trump’s Panama, Greenland Threats Signal Unchained Second Term”; “The normalizers are exuding calm – but Trump 2.0 is anything but normal”; “Meta Now Lets Users Say Gay and Trans People Have ‘Mental Illness’”; “Richmond Water Crisis Deepens”

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by Lowell

Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, January 8.

Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-VA07) Casts First Vote as Congressman Against the Laken Riley Act

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Good vote by Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-VA07) and the rest of the Democrats in the Virginia Congressional delegation – with the exception of Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA10), who for whatever reason(s) voted for thiis awful bill. The reasoning as to why the correct vote on this should have been NAY, are as  Rep. Vindman explains, “The Laken Riley Act (H.R. 29) would require undocumented immigrants who, without due process, have been merely accused of low-level nonviolent offenses be immediately detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).” That’s completely unacceptable, which is why the correct vote on this was NAY.

P.S. Broken record alert: the evidence is that, if anything, undocumented immigrants commit crimes at significantly LOWER rates than native-born Americans (one study “found that undocumented immigrants are arrested at less than half the rate of native-born U.S. citizens for violent and drug crimes and a quarter the rate of native-born citizens for property crimes”). Not that facts matter to Republicans, obviously. Also, of course, as Rep. Vindman says,  this Republican bill has “politicized a horrible crime that occurred at one of my alma maters, the University of Georgia.”

Vindman Votes to Safeguard Due Process, Urges Republican House Leadership to Get Serious About Lowering Costs for American Families

WASHINGTON – Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) today cast his first legislative vote as a sitting Member in the U.S. House of Representatives and is disappointed that Republican House leadership did not provide for any opportunity to negotiate to improve the bill and chose to start with partisan politics over lowering costs for families. The Laken Riley Act (H.R. 29) would require undocumented immigrants who, without due process, have been merely accused of low-level nonviolent offenses be immediately detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

“My first legislative vote as a sitting member should have been one that helps lower costs for hardworking families, yet Republican leadership chose a bill that would score them political points and divide our country further. We know our current immigration system is broken and requires comprehensive reform like the bipartisan Border Act negotiated in good faith by a group of pragmatic Senators. The Laken Riley Act puts additional burdens on our local police without their input or additional funding, overwhelms our corrections facilities, and leaves so many of the most pressing challenges on immigration unresolved.

“As an immigrant and a prosecutor, there is nothing more important to me than ensuring we remain a country that welcomes immigrants while also protecting our communities. If this bill becomes law, I am worried the scope is so broad it will be weaponized to detain and deport immigrants who are here on temporary status including refugees.

“After listening to the community, I voted no today to uphold the right to due process and keep our law enforcement focused on the most pressing issues in our communities, but remain frustrated by the lack of real solutions to our immigration problems. We need to find bipartisan solutions that prioritize securing our borders while providing pathways to legal immigration. In a nation of immigrants, I believe at my core that we can do both.

“This bill has politicized a horrible crime that occurred at one of my alma maters, the University of Georgia. I have walked the grounds Laken walked and one of my nephews is still on campus as a current student. I look forward to putting aside partisan rhetoric and delivering improvements to the asylum system, securing our borders, and treating lawful immigrants with respect.

“I hope House Republican leadership will listen to the voters that sent them to Washington – it’s time to get serious about lowering costs for Virginians and Americans across the country.”

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Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA11): “The public’s right to know about Donald Trump’s mishandling of classified material is paramount. The Department of Justice must release the report by January 20.”

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From Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA11)’s office:

Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after a judge temporarily blocked the release of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on President-elect Trump’s mishandling of classified documents:

 “By blocking the release of the Special Counsel’s report on Trump’s mishandling of classified documents to the American public erodes the integrity of our justice system and unduly shields President-elect Trump from accountability.” 

“House Republicans complain about a so-called ‘two-tier system of justice,’ but it is not lost upon anyone that the Department of Justice released in full—for all to see—Special Counsel Hur’s report on the classified documents recovered from President Biden.  In stark contrast to President-elect Trump, President Biden cooperated completely and unhesitatingly with DOJ.  DOJ must release its report on Trump’s mishandling of classified documents by January 20 so that the American people can understand the full extent of the President-elect’s unlawful possession of hundreds of the government’s most sensitive documents.  The public’s right to know is paramount.”

Susan Platt: At Times Like These, We Need to Recharge, Regroup…and Then Keep Doing Those Scary Things

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by Susan Platt, formerly Sen. Chuck Robb’s campaign manager, as well as a Democratic candidate for Lt. Governor in 2017, and author of Love, Politics and Other Scary Things: A Memoir

If you are anything like me, these past two months post-election I have cooked, cleaned, and decorated for the holidays. I have stayed off Twitter (X) and rarely turned on the news – which had always been a constant sound in the background of the day. When Trump won the presidency in 2016, we were shocked and appalled but were ready to fight harder for our beliefs. More than a million women marched on Washington DC, and across the country to protest the misogynistic views of Donald Trump as he was about to be sworn-into office, becoming the leader of the free world. Not this time.

This time, even though he’ll be a lame duck and in four years we can give him the boot and a good riddance, we are tired. We are emotionally and physically exhausted from fighting the MAGA insurrectionists and the threats to our health, our environment, our rights, and our democracy. Our lives have changed, and not only politically. We survived many obstacles in the past years, from COVID to thirty-four felony convictions of a former president. And I have survived the death of my husband of 43 years. So, for so many good reasons, we have been taking a break. We are not stopping but catching our breath – regrouping.

I do not believe we have lost the will to fight back for our beliefs, we just do not feel hopeful or inspired, right now. We lack the motivation required now for these challenging times. We have become disengaged while we work to find our spark again.

I rallied in December, when my first book – Love, Politics, and Other Scary Things – was published. It was something good for me to celebrate as I headed into the holiday season. It was a two-year writing experience that helped me understand my losses and find my purpose and spark again. Then I read a book titled Wintering by author Katherine May. It discusses the power to reflect, rest and retreat while we re-charge. It is so true that we all need time to process our losses.

Then on January 6th, the Congress certified the Presidential election, and we were all reminded -on a constant media loop – about the insurrection of 4 years ago. This time, because we Democrats were the ones who lost, we managed the process with dignity and respect for the Constitution.

No sooner did I wonder what would be next in the ongoing political saga, than I read this morning that Donald Trump’s son will “visit Greenland in preparation for the territory becoming part of our Nation,” said a Donald Trump X post. And so, it continues. Then during Trump’s press conference, he said he was going to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. What is next? Oh, that’s right, annex Canada as a new state!

Just when I was ready to retreat into my cocoon again after watching Trump’s remarks, I received a review of my book from a reputable source for book sellers, bloggers, and journalists, which reminded me how I have lived my life – during good times and bad.

“…. this memoir is an edifying and informative read. Rather than purely personal or a story of a political journey, Susan Smocer Platt’s work is a splendid weaving together of both. In doing so, she has not only authored a memoir for those for whom her story is of interest, but one that has ramifications for the political world in which America now finds itself. She has given political activism a good name, has laid open the intricacies of combining personal and political lives and provides a message of hope and positivity.”

It is the last part – a message of hope and positivity – that reminded me why I became involved with Democratic politics over 40 years ago. I felt empowered that I would be able in some small part help make this country a better place for everyone who wanted to enjoy its freedom. While many of us are not feeling all that positive now, we have our gubernatorial election and General Assembly races to consider this year.

As 2025 begins I try to keep in mind one of my favorite quotes at times like this. Former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher said, “Sometimes you have to fight a battle more than once to win it.”  And fight we will.  We all have the power within us to do “those scary things that don’t kill us” if only we believe we can.

 

 

Nice Thread by “Speedster Max” on the Upcoming 2025 Virginia House of Delegates Elections

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Very nice thread by Speedster Max on the upcoming 2025 Virginia House of Delegates elections, specifically the seats that are competitive – or possibly could be competitive. Compare/contrast to the “VPAP Index,” which rates 10/100 House of Delegates seats as competitive (HD86, HD22, HD89, HD71, HD75, HD82, HD21, HD97, HD65, HD57) – plus 9 “Leans Democratic” (HD84, HD94, HD58, HD96, HD20, HD29, HD70, HD95, HD55) and 14 “Leans Republican” (HD74, HD40, HD49, HD34, HD52, HD99, HD83, HD100, HD41, HD64, HD66, HD30, HD73, HD69). Now, here are Speedster Max’s ratings:

  • Likely D: 58 84 94 95 96
  • Lean D: 57 (flip) 65
  • Tossups: 21 22 41 71 82 97
  • Lean R: 30 75 89
  • Likely R: 34 64 66 69 73 83 86 99 100

As you can see, there’s a decent amount of agreement with the VPAP ratings, although there are differences (in part due to whether or not there’s a strong incumbent) in terms of which districts actually will end up being competitive. For instance, while VPAP has HD75 as competitive, Speedster Max has it as “Lean R,” presumably in large part because it has a strong incumbent, Del. Carrie Coyner. Also, VPAP has HD57 as competitive, But Speedster Max has it as “Lean D,” presumably given that Del. David Owens is NOT a strong Republican incumbent, and given that Owens only won in 2023 because the Democratic nominee (Susanna Gibson) had “filmed consensual explicit videos” (note: Gibson says she’s “been quite clear that I was filmed without my knowledge and consent and put up on pirate websites without my knowledge and consent.”) This time around, with a potentially strong Democratic nominee, and with a possible “blue wave” election, Owens looks like he’s in serious trouble.

One significant difference between VPAP and Speedster Max’s ratings is HD86 (incumbent Republican Del. AC Cordoza), which VPAP rates as competitive, but which Speedster Max has at “Likely R.” I’d say that district is potentially winnable for Democrats, given that Kamala Harris narrowly won it, and given that VPAP only has the seat as +4.0R. We’ll see if Democrats field a strong candidate or not.

There are several other seats to keep an eye on. For instance, we’ll see if Democrats have a strong candidate in HD89, a Chesapeake/Suffolk seat that VPAP rates at +2.3R. Another interesting seat to watch could be HD30, held by freshman Del. Geary Higgns, a far-right Republican, in the northern Virginia suburbs/exurbs – so definitely vulnerable if there’s a “blue wave,” if federal workers are really pissed off, etc. And Democrats have an excellent shot at HD82 (which Speedster Max rates, correctly, as a “Tossup”), with Democrat Kimberly Pope Adams taking on incumbent/freshman Del. Kim Taylor for a rematch from 2023’s extremely close election. Finally, HD41 is +8.1R according to VPAP, but potentially winnable for Democrats, with incumbent Del. Chris Obenshain (R) facing a rematch with Democrat Lily Franklin, who lose by an extremely narrow margin in 2023 (so if it’s a “blue wave” at all this November, Obenshain could be in trouble).

Which districts are you keeping an eye on?

 

New Poll of Virginia Voters Shows Support for Enhanced Consumer Transparency on Health Insurance Prior Authorization Practices

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From the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association:

New Poll of Virginia Voters Shows Support for Enhanced Consumer Transparency on Health Insurance Prior Authorization Practices

Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy Survey Finds that Voters Favor Prior Authorization Reform, Including Prior Authorization Transparency Legislation, and Support Virginia’s Certificate of Public Need Program

RICHMOND, VA – Nearly 9 in 10 Virginia voters say they want the Virginia General Assembly to approve legislation that would establish standards for prior authorization decisions by health insurance companies and require more transparency by making information on prior authorization requirements and approval rates publicly available for customers and their doctors.

A recent statewide poll from Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy shows that 88 percent of voters support that type of policy action by state lawmakers during the upcoming 2025 legislative session, compared to just 8 percent who oppose that idea.

This is the second statewide poll of Virginia voters in recent months showing strong support for government action to reform health insurance company prior authorization decisions impacting patient access to care. An October statewide poll from Mason-Dixon showed that among those who have experienced delays or denial of needed medical care due to restrictive insurance prior authorization policies, 76 percent support government intervention to limit prior authorization practices.

In addition to those findings, the poll also shows Virginia voters continue to support maintaining the Commonwealth’s certificate of public need (COPN) program, which is a regulatory system that promotes access to care through the distribution of medical services and facilities:

  • By a more than 3-to-1 margin (75 percent to 19 percent), voters say they favor a health system that regulates expansion of facilities and services to promote access to care and distribution of health care providers and facilities.
  • 59 percent say the COPN system should be kept in place in Virginia, compared to just 18 percent who want to eliminate it.
  • About one-third of voters (30 percent) have experienced a delay or denial of recommended care due to an insurance company prior authorization decision.
  • And 58 percent say that the government should take action to limit insurance company prior authorization practices, compared to 35 percent opposed to such action.

The statewide survey results are based on a poll of 625 registered Virginia voters conducted Dec. 17-20, 2024. It featured live landline and cell phone interviews with Virginians from all regions of the state representing the ethnic, gender, age, geographic, and political diversity of the Commonwealth. The poll is the latest in a series of surveys commissioned by the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association (VHHA) to help identify health care issues of concern to Virginians, better understand public sentiment about them, and to inform the Association’s approach to public policy engagement.

About VHHA: The Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association is an alliance of 111 hospitals and 26 health delivery systems that develops and advocates for sound health care policy in the Commonwealth. Its mission is to achieve excellence in both health care and health to make Virginia the healthiest state in the nation. Its vision is through collaboration with members and stakeholders, to ensure the sustainability of Virginia health care system, transform the delivery of care to promote lower costs and high value across the continuum of care, and to improve health for all Virginians. Connect with VHHA through Facebook , Twitter, Instagram, TikTok , LinkedIn, and YouTube.

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