Tim Kaine, unlike that Republican guy, doesn’t think rural Virginia is ‘podunk’
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The reason, supposedly, that Republicans do so well in rural areas is, Republicans are the ones you can see yourself having a beer with.
Search Results for Affordable Care Act
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Lawmakers push Biden Administration for expansion of OTC birth control access
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In July 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved “Opill,” the first over-the-counter birth control pill, available in early 2024.
Bill would ease compliance burdens of health insurance paperwork on U.S. employers
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The Employer Reporting Improvement Act would protect Americans’ privacy and ease compliance burdens on employers.
Federal government approves Virginia’s application for changes to health benchmark plan
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For the first time since 2017, changes have been made to Virginia’s essential health benefits benchmark plan for ACA health plans.
State of the Union shows us reality, surreality, of American politics in 2023
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OK, like a few million of you, I watched it. The 2023 State of the Union. Yes, for me it took a large glass of grapefruit juice and tequila, but I made it.
Media star Dahlia Lithwick returns to Charlottesville for book talk
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One of the nation’s foremost legal commentators and podcasters, Dahlia Lithwick, will return to Charlottesville on Sept. 22, to talk about her new book.
Medicaid expansion provides crucial resources for Virginia health centers
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The Inflation Reduction Act will reduce prescription costs for Americans, but expansion of Medicaid in Virginia has reduced healthcare costs for Virginians.
Thanks, Biden: National rate of uninsured Americans reaches all-time low
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a new report which concludes that the national rate of uninsured Americans was 8 percent in early 2022.
Colorectal cancer screening lags among rural women, study reveals
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Women who live in urban and rural areas get screened for breast cancer at similar rates, but rural women get screened for colorectal cancer at significantly lower rates than their urban counterparts, new research reveals.
Companies raise health insurance prices for unvaccinated workers as U.S. opens borders
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There may be consequences, however, since companies are looking at options to make it more expensive to forego the vaccine.
