Meeting the Moment
Virginia Health Catalyst is responding to a changing health landscape, one that demands deeper integration, stronger systems, and a clearer focus on whole-person health equity. This agenda reflects an expansion of our work and lays the groundwork for the next version of our Healthy Virginia Blueprint.
ACCESS
Catalyst supports policies that remove barriers to care and strengthen the health care safety net across the lifespan. Our focus is on expanding and safeguarding safety nets, including school-based health centers. We aim to integrate oral health into primary, maternal, and chronic care, protect access to maternal and child health services, reduce coverage gaps and churn, and ensure the preservation of Medicaid and public health care coverage.
WELL-BEING
Catalyst advocates for policies that focus on improving health conditions beyond the walls of clinics. We prioritize whole-person investments in safe drinking water, environmental health, food security, housing stability, and community safety, alongside modernization of health data systems to improve transparency, accountability, and equity outcomes.
CAPACITY
Catalyst focuses on strengthening the people, infrastructure, and systems that deliver care, especially in underserved communities. We support incentives to practice in high-need areas, expanded residency and training programs, stronger recruitment and retention pipelines, recognition of caregivers and community health workers, and reduced administrative burdens that limit provider capacity.
Join the Future of Public Oral Health (FPOH) Taskforce
Virginia's oral health system is fragmented and inequitable. But change is possible. The FPOH Taskforce, a statewide group of public health experts, oral health providers, and community leaders, is developing solutions to workforce shortages, equity gaps, and system integration challenges. If you're passionate about building a more equitable, integrated public oral health system, we want you at the table.
Advocacy in Action
Bills We are Tracking
We categorize each bill based on our position: priority, monitoring, supporting, or opposing. Subscribe to our bill list to track the legislation we are following. If you have any questions about any bills or budget amendments that we are tracking, please contact our Senior Policy Manager, Lauren Eggleton, at leggleton@vahealthcatalyst.org.