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NN mobile health bus may fill gaps amid potential Medicaid, SNAP cuts
Virginia Health Secretary Marvin Figueroa toured the Newport News Fire Department's Community Mobile Health Bus Friday amid his concerns over federal benefit cuts.
coastalvirginiamag.com
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital helps extend shelf life of vital blood platelets
REFRIGERATING PLATELETS DOUBLES STORAGE TIME, EXPANDS LIFE-SAVING CARE. Sentara Norfolk General Hospital and Sentara Laboratory Services have introduced a major advancement in trauma and critical care with cold-storage platelets, a new blood product now available through a partnership with the American Red Cross. Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, the only adult...
WAVY News 10
Lawsuit by more than 1,000 women against Chesapeake Regional comes to court
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — A lawsuit by 1,040 plaintiffs against the authority connected to Chesapeake Regional Medical Center had its first hearing Wednesday in Circuit Court. The plaintiffs allege the hospital was grossly negligent in granting operating privileges to OBGYN Javaid Perwaiz. He was convicted on federal charges of defrauding Medicare and Medicaid for performing […]
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Bayview tells patients what its new Medicare program provides, but patients say they’re not seeing it
Nine days after David Hartley said he was diagnosed with a serious allergy, alpha-gal syndrome, he lost the primary care practice he had relied on for about 20 years. Hartley said he had recently asked Bayview Physicians Group to remove him from Advanced Primary Care Management, or APCM, a Medicare program that allows primary care practices to receive monthly payments for coordinating and managing patients’ care.
beckersasc.com
Chesapeake Regional to pay $12.8M in tentative physician fraud settlement with feds
Chesapeake Regional Medical Center has reached a tentative agreement with the Justice Department to resolve a criminal case stemming from the hospital’s decades-long relationship with convicted OB-GYN Javaid Perwaiz, MD, 13 News Now reported Aug. 19. Under the tentative agreement, the hospital would admit certain facts, submit to independent...
13News Now
New details in a civil lawsuit against Chesapeake Regional Medical Center over former Dr. Javaid Perwaiz
WAVY News 10
Norfolk Back-to-School Clinic offers free immunizations
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – The Norfolk Department of Health is hosting a Back-to-School Clinic to help families stay healthy in the school year ahead. On Thursday, Aug. 20, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., families can go to 830 Southampton Ave., Norfolk, VA 23510 and receive required health checkups and immunizations for children entering pre-K, […]
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A new Medicare charge is showing up on Bayview bills. Patients say they weren’t clearly told.
Several patients from Bayview Physicians Group said they began receiving monthly bills for a Medicare care-management service that they do not remember agreeing to, while seeing no change in the care they receive. Some also said Bayview’s instructions for leaving the program suggest they would need to find a new...
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Medicaid cuts could leave thousands uninsured. Norfolk is preparing a response
As federal Medicaid cuts and new eligibility requirements put thousands of Hampton Roads residents at risk of losing coverage, finding a doctor may only be the first challenge. Many people may not know which clinics will accept them or where they can get affordable care. The Norfolk Health Department is...
WTKR News 3
Douglas Avenue sewage break triggers Hull Creek water advisory
Engineers know the full scope of repairs needed after a sewer force main break on Douglas Avenue released an estimated 3 million gallons of raw sewage. A recreational water advisory for Hull Creek remains in effect while cleanup and repairs continue.
WAVY News 10
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