
Virginia Premier launches new Medicare Advantage Plan: Virginia Premier Elite
Virginia Premier Health Plan Inc. announced a new healthcare product for 2017, Virginia Premier Elite (HMO SNP).

Virginia Premier Health Plan Inc. announced a new healthcare product for 2017, Virginia Premier Elite (HMO SNP).

I visited with Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe this week with a group advocating for more funding for suicide prevention efforts.

Rural Appalachia has gone from having the lowest cancer death rate in the country to the highest – and that’s just part of a growing cancer crisis in the region.

The Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association has been selected to continue efforts in reducing preventable hospital-acquired conditions and readmissions.

Public safety officials traveled to Hampton Roads to receive a briefing on response efforts and assess the impacts of Hurricane Matthew.

The Fenway Institute of Fenway Health released a policy brief showing that gun violence poses a substantial threat to the health of the LGBT community.

Last week, 12,500 retired coal miners and dependents received notice that they will lose their healthcare benefits at the end of the year.

Attorney General Mark Herring has secured the donation of 80,000 drug deactivation kits capable of safely disposing of 3.6 million leftover prescription pills in Virginia.

What can you expect at your hearing aid fitting? Think prescriptively.

The Central Shenandoah Health District will offer free seasonal flu vaccine at a special drive-thru dispensing clinic on Saturday, October 15.
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