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Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (LA-02) introduced the Medicaid Outreach and Assistance for Communities Act of 2026. This bill will help ensure Americans keep their health insurance coverage under Medicaid — especially now that H.R.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), Chair of the Abortion Rights and Access Task Force of the Reproductive Freedom Caucus, and Emilia Sykes (OH-13), Chair of the Reproductive Justice Task Force of the Reproductive Freedom Caucus, released the following joint statement:
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) led 14 House members in a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth demanding answers to ensure the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Defense Health Agency (DHA) are providing military servicemembers with quality maternal health care in the Military Health System (MHS).
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) called for continued action to improve Black maternal health instead of the Trump Administration’s attacks against health care with health advocates and U.S. Reps. Robin Kelly (IL-02), Yvette Clarke (NY-11), and Rashida Tlaib (MI-12). Black Maternal Health Week, from April 11 to 17, marks a time to raise awareness to the fact that Black women face higher risks of maternal death, stillbirths, preterm births and pregnancy-related complications.
Steep reductions in federal health care funding mean big cuts in emergency mental health, housing and food help for some of Richmond’s sickest people, the Health Brigade free clinic says.
And Richmonders who may be sick with HIV, sexually transmitted infections or tuberculosis may never know until it's too late because there’s no money for community testing programs.
As she worked to build a career in marketing in New York City, Laura Buller let a number of medical issues go unattended, not seeking care because she didn’t have health insurance.
Then, after the passage of the Affordable Care Act, that changed.
“I was amazed at the sudden change in my insurance options,” Buller said. “I was actually able to get care. There were many issues that I was putting on the backburner that I was able to finally address. And I believe without that, I would have been hospitalized multiple times. I’d probably be in significant debt.”
U.S. Representative Jennifer McClellan joined advocates and nonprofits in calling on her Republican colleagues to protect access to health care Monday, which marked the 16th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act.
On the 16th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, Virginia leaders and health care advocates are sounding the alarm over rising costs and shrinking coverage options for thousands of residents.
During a virtual press conference on Monday, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (D, VA-04) joined advocacy groups to call on Congress to restore federal tax credits that helped make health insurance more affordable.
Health care continues to be a sticking point in Washington and Richmond, as state and federal lawmakers clash over funding Obamacare subsidies that expired last year.
Sixteen years ago this week, President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act. Since that time, more than a million uninsured Virginians have been able to get health insurance.
Richmond, Va. — Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) today joined Protect Our Care Virginia to mark the 16th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act and hold Republicans accountable for waging an all-out assault on working families’ access to affordable, quality health care.