HEALTHCARE

By one estimate, over 600,000 people in Virginia are at risk of automatically losing their health insurance through Medicaid if federal funding drops.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is trying to again block state funding for low-income people seeking abortions when faced with severe fetal diagnoses. 

Black Americans face a US health care system still impaired by structural racism and implicit bias. The situation is especially dire for Black people going through pregnancies. 

For this year’s upcoming General Assembly session in Virginia, there will be a lot of focus on advancing an abortion-care state constitutional amendment, but legislators are also working on bills to bolster women’s reproductive rights in other ways. 

The report by a state watchdog included 31 recommendations to help the health agency get its finances in order and address staffing challenges.

Virginia House committee advances three constitutional amendments on abortion, voting rights, and marriage equality.

In most states, the ACA’s annual open enrollment season for health plans begins Nov. 1 and lasts through Jan. 15. Here’s what you need to know.

A new analysis by the Center for American Progress Action shows the devastating day-to-day reality of state abortion bans. 

Under Harris’ plan, Medicare would cover the cost of in-home health care for seniors enrolled in the program, after a medical provider has determined that they are in need of help performing daily tasks. Harris’ proposal would also provide coverage for vision and hearing benefits under Medicare.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month—and early detection is key. Breast cancer affects many families throughout the country, as well as in Virginia. In 2021 alone, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported more than 270,000 new breast cancer cases.  While the number may seem daunting, there’s help on the horizon. Here at…