Rural Healthcare | Virginia submits $1 billion application for rural healthcare fund amid Medicaid spending cuts

The state submitted an application for federal funds as Medicaid spending cuts put pressure on hospitals and clinics serving ...
Virginia Business

Medicaid cuts could close Virginia’s rural hospitals, Warner warns

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, Virginia’s senior Democratic senator, has a stark warning about the fallout from possible government spending cuts. “Depending on how deep the Medicaid cuts go, we could see ...
The Daily Progress

Report: Virginia provides Medicaid to ineligible residents

RICHMOND — Virginia has provided tens of millions of dollars in Medicaid benefits to ineligible patients because of inadequate reviews and processing delays and is at risk of providing even more, the ...
WVEC

Virginia physicians call on representatives to preserve Medicaid in national budget

NORFOLK, Va. — Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a budget that seeks at least $1.5 trillion in cuts to federal programs and services. The budget still must pass through the Senate, ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Despite Budget Language, Virginia Medicaid Won’t Expand

Although Virginia passed a budget recently that opens an avenue for lawmakers to discuss the option of expanding the state’s Medicaid program, Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) wrote a letter to HHS Secretary ...
WTKR

600,000+ Virginians could lose insurance coverage if Medicaid is rolled back

About 636,000 Virginians are at risk of losing Medicaid coverage if the federal government cuts funding for the entitlement program, an effort spearheaded by some GOP lawmakers. State lawmakers are ...