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Virginia hospitals and health systems provided nearly $3.3 billion in community support to the Commonwealth in 2017, according to the newly released 2019 Annual Report on Community Benefit from the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association.
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U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) introduced the American Miners Act of 2019, legislation that would secure pensions and healthcare benefits for our nation’s retired coal miners.
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U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) led a group of 38 senators in calling on the Trump Administration to withdraw recent changes that makes it easier for states to promote “junk” plans.
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More than 182,000 Virginia adults are now enrolled in new healthcare coverage that begins on Jan. 1, 2019.
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As millions of Americans, including those in the small business community, consider their 2019 healthcare options, the National Association for the Self-Employed warns of the approaching deadline to enroll in a healthcare plan or change current plans.
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Sentara Health and its health plan subsidiary Optima Health are generating record profits, according to an analysis by local consumer advocacy group Charlottesville for Reasonable Health Insurance.
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Virginia Organizing will hold a forum on Thursday, in partnership with the Harrisonburg Department of Social Services, to inform the public of the new healthcare coverage that will be available January 1, 2019.
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Virginia’s hospitals have created a landmark new set of protocols for assessing the medical condition of patients experiencing a psychiatric crisis to ensure those patients are admitted to the appropriate facility to meet their treatment needs.
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The Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association has launched radio and digital ads to encourage the 400,000 Virginians who are newly eligible for low-cost healthcare coverage to enroll.
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In Virginia healthcare costs vary dramatically depending on where you go. According to the most recent figures reported by Virginia Health Information (VHI), a colonoscopy in 2016 averages as little as $1,075 in Southwest Virginia physician offices and as much as $2,940 in Central Virginia hospitals.
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