Healthcare
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After comparing it to ‘slavery’ and ‘genocide,’ Earle-Sears now downplays opposition to abortion
Winsome Earle-Sears has a long history of taking extreme positions on abortion. The majority of Virginians support access to the procedure.
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States can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, the Supreme Court rules
A divided Supreme Court allowed states to cut off Medicaid money to Planned Parenthood in a ruling handed down Thursday amid a wider Republican-backed push to defund the country’s biggest abortion provider.
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Spanberger rolls out policies to lower costs of prescription drugs, health coverage
Democratic nominee for governor Abigail Spanberger on Wednesday unveiled a set of policies aimed at lowering the costs of prescription drugs and health coverage.
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Republican cuts to Medicaid and SNAP could leave Virginians without critical care and food assistance
Proposed budget cuts threaten access to essential services for low-income families, seniors, and people with disabilities across Virginia.
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Virginia Dems to Sears: Reproductive rights should not be ‘political’
As Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears continues to downplay concerns about the state of reproductive rights in Virginia, state Democrats are not letting her – or voters – forget about her vote against a bill related to contraception.
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UVA Health tops Newsweek’s 2025 hospital rankings
UVA Health University Medical Center ranked No. 1 in Virginia and among the top 50 nationally in Newsweek’s “World’s Best Hospitals 2025.”
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Opinion: Black mothers of our commonwealth deserve better
Virginia state Sen. Jennifer Carroll Foy explains the need for policies to improve Black maternal health.
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Virginia health care advocates join Capitol Hill rally against Republican spending cuts
Virginians joined hundreds of people to rally outside the US Capitol in Washington on Thursday to protest congressional Republicans’ plan to cut off access to health care and groceries for millions of low-income Americans.
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Virginia House Republican admits most Virginians support abortion rights before voting against them
In a rare moment of candor, a Virginia Republican acknowledged the unpopularity of opposing abortion rights before voting against adding them to the Virginia constitution.
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Musk, Trump funding chaos force Virginia community health centers to close
Some of Virginia’s community health centers have had to close locations because of the Trump Administration’s federal funding freeze.
