Healthcare
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OPINION: Virginia needs lower drug prices now
As a Virginian and a cancer survivor, lowering the cost of prescription drugs is deeply personal to me. While going through treatment, I nearly died without a pricey medication that my insurance wouldn’t cover. I spent a week in the hospital recovering.
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Virginia Dems fight to prevent healthcare losses, premium hikes
Letting Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits expire at the end of the year, as Republicans appear willing to do, could cost tens of thousands of Virginians their health care.
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Fighting a health insurance denial? Here are 7 tips to help
To control costs, nearly all health insurers use a system called prior authorization, which requires patients or their providers to seek approval before they can get certain procedures, tests, and prescriptions.
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Virginia Republicans silent as Trump’s Medicaid cuts blamed for rural clinics closing
Augusta Medical Group announced it would close three rural clinics due to the impact of President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”
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It’s almost flu season. Should you still get a shot, and will insurance cover it?
Amid political chatter about vaccines and the government entities that oversee them, it’s understandable to wonder where all this leaves the 2025-26 flu vaccine. In short: Yes, the flu shot is still a thing. And four doctors we spoke to said they recommend you get your flu shot this year.
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Losing sleep? UVA’s SHUTi OASIS program shows proven insomnia results
What if a good night’s sleep was just a few clicks away? This new program might be the answer.
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Back to campus? Don’t miss these health & wellness tips for college students
Are you or someone you know heading back to the on-campus grind this month? The Richmond and Henrico Health Districts recently published a great list of student wellness tips you might like to share.
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Opinion: The OBBB is a direct attack on reproductive healthcare in Virginia
In the aftermath of the One Big Beautiful Bill’s (OBBB) passage, Virginians must ask: What does this sweeping legislation truly mean for our communities?
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Opinion: I’m a doctor in Virginia. Health care cuts make patient care impossible
The recent passage of President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” and its provision to “defund” Planned Parenthood has already brought chaos and confusion for the patients that our already-strained health care system struggles to treat.
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Virginia hospitals to lose billions under Trump’s Medicaid cuts; job losses could follow
An estimated 323,000 Virginians would lose Medicaid or Affordable Care Act coverage because of Trump’s recently-passed budget bill. The cuts to Medicaid also threaten the livelihoods of healthcare workers.
