Mark Warner on Health Care

Democratic VA Governor

As governor, 138,000 more children covered by insurance

Providing young children with health insurance is crucial. Prior to 2002, Virginia had an abysmal program for children's health insurance. By many accounts, Virginia's program, FAMIS, the Family Access to Medical Insurance Service, was one of the worst in the nation. Mark Warner pledged to turn the children's health insurance program around, and he kept his promise. Over his term, almost 138,000 additional children were covered by health insurance through FAMIS. Source: Campaign website, www.markwarner2008.com, "Issues" Mar 9, 2008

Get every eligible child health care

Almost 50,000 Virginia children are still not enrolled and have no health insurance. As a result, Virginia lost tens of millions of federal funding that went to insuring children in other states where leaders made a commitment to providing health care coverage to children. As Governor, Mark Warner will ensure that every eligible child gets the health care they need and deserve. Source: Campaign web site, MarkWarner2001.org/issues Nov 6, 2001

Answer seniors’ questions with “Senior Navigator”

Virginia’s senior citizens face plenty of challenges in taking care of their health. Sometimes the toughest challenge is simply getting answers to basic questions, like: How will my medications interact?

“Senior Navigator” will help senior citizens. Senior Navigator is an interactive health-care information web site for seniors on the Internet. But it also creates a network of community-based volunteers who will help seniors navigate the health-care maze.

Source: MarkWarner2001.org, “Bringing Virginia Together” Jan 8, 2001

Supports Virginia Health Care Foundation for under-served

For literally hundreds of thousands of Virginia families, basic health care remains out of reach because they live in rural areas or inner cities where primary care is not available. I helped found the Virginia Health Care Foundation (VHCF) to help make primary health care available in underserved parts of Virginia. VHCF is a unique public private partnership that leverages state appropriations with private contributions. VHCF is a program that works. Source: MarkWarner2001.org, “Leaving No One Behind” Jan 8, 2001

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