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Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger signs Right to Contraception Act
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (100+ words) RICHMOND, Va. (WSET) — It is now a legal right in Virginia to access birth control after Governor Abigail Spanberger signed the Right to Contraception Act into law on Wednesday. The law bars state and local governments from passing or enforcing…...
Virginia lawmakers push bipartisan legislation to lower prescription drug costs
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (503+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — A bipartisan group of Virginia lawmakers is advancing legislation through this year's General Assembly aimed at reducing prescription drug prices by targeting pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), the industry middlemen they say drive up costs through an opaque system....
Virginia lawmakers push prescription drug affordability board to cut costs
8+ mon, 9+ hour ago (191+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia state lawmakers are once again pushing to create a prescription drug affordability board that could save residents hundreds of dollars annually on medications. The bipartisan legislation would make Virginia the first state to automatically match Medicare's negotiated…...
Virginia leaders say they delivered on promise to fix nursing home oversight. Did they?
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (1431+ words) RICHMOND, Va — A top state official says "drastic changes" are taking shape that aim to make nursing homes better, delivering on a promise, he said, that Governor Glenn Youngkin's administration made to improve care for vulnerable seniors as the commonwealth…...
‘Mom Mobile’ brings postpartum care to new mothers in Chesapeake
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (308+ words) New moms in Chesapeake can now receive important postpartum care without leaving home, thanks to the Mom Mobile. Last week, Chesapeake Regional Healthcare launched the Mom Mobile, a vehicle equipped to provide a variety of services to patients in the…...
Virginia Doctor Calls for Reform of Physician Non-Competes That Limit Patient Access
11+ mon, 6+ day ago (764+ words) Dr. Sharisse Stephenson, a board-certified neurologist and founder of Phoenix Advocacy Network, experienced how extreme language can limit ability to practice. I had a non-compete clause which prohibited me from practicing within an entire region of a state. For physicians…...
Federal government says Virginia didn’t use millions meant for nursing home oversight: 'Really troubling"
11+ mon, 6+ day ago (712+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) did not use millions of federal dollars meant for healthcare facility oversight in recent years, according to the federal government. It's money that could have been utilized during a time when nursing…...
Advocates worry budget cuts may reverse Virginia’s declining overdose rate
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (650+ words) RICHMOND — Virginia’s overdose rate has been on a decline, and now recovery advocates are worried the president’s proposed budget plans may reverse this. The Trump Administration’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2026, which starts in October, includes a $33.3 billion cut to…...
Virginia providers ask CMS to step in with depleted survey agency and ‘broken’ oversight
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (553+ words) As state officials push to hire more inspectors and create additional nursing home oversight, the Virginia Health Care Association has asked the federal government to step in with more immediate help with the survey process. A new Nursing Home Oversight…...
Virginia nursing home accountability board holds first meeting as industry slams state for 'broken oversight"
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (1318+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — A group established by the governor to figure out how to make Virginia's nursing homes better came together as one body for the first time on Monday. The inaugural meeting came as industry representatives sharply criticized the state…...