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Fishing Point patient says care, staff second to none, prepares to switch providers
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) – Marc Gibson had found what many of us seek: a trusted medical provider. He began treatment at Fishing Point’s Portsmouth clinic last fall and brought with him a sizeable medical file. Gibson, 51, had just had a stroke. He had had back problems for...
WAVY News 10
Mom & Pop pharmacy owners say relief is needed soon if they are to survive
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Fishing Point patient says care, staff second to none, prepares to switch providers
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New details emerge in Fishing Point Healthcare fraud allegation
The building of Fishing Point Healthcare is seen after the clinic paused services amid a dispute over Medicaid payments and a fraud investigation. (Photo courtesy of Fishing Point Healthcare) Thousands of Medicaid patients served by Fishing Point Healthcare in Hampton Roads are scrambling to find new providers because the clinics...
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Medicaid fraud investigation targets Fishing Point Healthcare as patients lose access to care
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Sentara physicians, nurses receive training at palliative care conference
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) — Entering palliative care can be difficult for a patient and their family, and breaking the news to a patient can also be difficult. It’s a skill that those with Sentara Health learned more about in a special conference Friday. Communication was the overall theme at the Sentara Palliative Care Conference […]
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Black Doctors Convene Annual Meeting On Patient Equity
The National Medical Association (NMA), the nation’s largest and oldest organization representing African-American physicians and their patients, recently convened leading clinicians, researchers, and health advocates for its 2026 National Colloquium on African-American Health at The Morrow Hotel in Washington, D.C. Guided by this year’s theme, “The New Reconstruction: Mobilizing...
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Fishing Point Healthcare CEO speaks out amid state fraud investigation
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — More than 4,000 patients in the Hampton Roads area could soon lose access to healthcare services as Fishing Point Healthcare prepares to pause its Medicaid-supported care amid a state investigation. The clinic, which serves a large Medicaid population, said it will stop providing Medicaid-aided services...
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Officials recommended denying license to Virginia nursing home, it remains open
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Fishing Point Healthcare to stop Virginia Medicaid services over unpaid claims
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Fishing Point Healthcare announced it will pause all services for Virginia Medicaid enrollees starting April 15, citing a failure by the state to reimburse its Medicaid claims. It’s a decision expected to impact more than 4,400 Medicaid patients across the Hampton Roads area. The...
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'People are going to die' | Patients react as Portsmouth clinic pauses Medicaid care
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Fishing Point Healthcare leadership said it will pause services for Medicaid patients beginning on April 15, citing a lack of payment on past claims from the state. The healthcare provider, which operates in Portsmouth and Newport News, currently serves more than 4,400 Virginians covered by Medicaid....
Lawyers and Settlements
Environmental Groups Target PFAS Contamination of Potomac River
Charlottesville, VA In December 2025, two environmental groups, Wild Virginia and the Potomac Riverkeeper Network, launched lawsuits naming the Commonwealth of Virginia and the EPA. The effort is designed to combat per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS/PFOA) contamination of the Potomac River, its tributaries and ultimately, the Chesapeake Bay. The former...