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Sentara is set to leave Anthem’s Medicare Advantage and marketplace networks in Virginia on Jan. 1 and Medicaid on Jan. 28, with care continuing for active cancer treatment

Sentara Health, the hospital system that runs more than 100 sites of care across Virginia and North Carolina, says its doctors and hospitals will drop out of Anthem’s Medicare Advantage and Affordable Care Act marketplace networks on Jan. 1, and out of Anthem Medicaid on Jan. 28. Anthem says talks are still open. Members have […] The post Sentara is set to leave Anthem’s Medicare Advantage and marketplace networks in Virginia on Jan. 1 and Medicaid on Jan. 28, with care continuing for active cancer treatment appeared first on The Money Overview .

Virginia · 1d

29news.com

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“This is worse than I thought it was,”: Virginia lawmakers, nursing homes confront staffing crisis

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Virginia’s nursing homes are facing a staffing crisis. Numbers presented to the Joint Commission on Health Care in October showed that 79 facilities would need more staff to meet a proposed state staffing standard for 2029. Members of the Joint Commission on Health Care, including...

Virginia · 2d
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JMU expert says screening, lifestyle changes can reduce type 2 diabetes risk

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - November is Diabetes Awareness Month, and a James Madison University expert said preventing type 2 diabetes starts before a diagnosis. Biswadeep Dhar, an assistant professor in JMU’s College of Health and Behavioral Studies, said early screening and lifestyle interventions can reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by up to 58 percent.

Harrisonburg, VA · 15h
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wheninyourstate.com

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Virginia proposes sweeping medical debt relief that could erase millions in unpaid hospital bills

Could thousands of Virginia residents see their unpaid medical bills disappear under a new state program? Governor Abigail Spanberger and Democratic legislative leaders have proposed a medical debt forgiveness initiative designed to eliminate millions of dollars in outstanding healthcare bills. Announced on November 10, 2026, the proposal forms part of...

Virginia · 22h
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LUCAS to Offer Lung Cancer Screening in Mill Creek, Elkins, Buckhannon and Pennsboro

LUCAS, a first of its kind, state-of-the-art mobile lung cancer screening unit, will visit Pendleton, Randolph, Upshur, and Ritchie counties offering low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scans. A service of WVU Medicine-WVU Hospitals and the WVU Cancer Institute, LUCAS will be at:. Pendleton Community Care, Inc. of Franklin from 8 a.m....

Buckhannon, WV · 3d

McKnight's

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Virginia advances nursing home staffing requirements tied to Medicaid funding, reject hardship carveouts

The Virginia Joint Commission on Health Care has endorsed a phased-in staffing standard and the decision to tie future increases to additional Medicaid funding. The commission endorsed all recommendations except the creation of a hardship fund and allowance of good-faith exceptions. That raises concerns about facilities putting in the effort...

Virginia · 1d

Main Street Dollars

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HealthSource RI says shoppers should enroll and pay by Dec. 23 to get cards before Jan. 1 RIMAP aid starts, and Virginia’s new premium cuts need enrollment by Jan. 29

HealthSource RI, Rhode Island’s health insurance marketplace, says shoppers should enroll and pay by Dec. 23 so their insurance card arrives before Jan. 1, the day a new state program called RIMAP starts lowering premiums. Virginia has its own new state savings program, and its marketplace says enrollment closes Jan. 29, 2027. Both programs sit […]

Virginia · 2d

Main Street Dollars

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Anthem Medicare Advantage members lose Kettering in Ohio, VCU in Virginia and BJC in St. Louis on Jan. 1 and could lose Sentara too unless they switch by Dec. 7

Anthem Medicare Advantage members in western Ohio, Virginia and the St. Louis area are losing access to some of their biggest hospital systems on Jan. 1, 2027. Kettering Health, VCU Health and BJC have each announced they will be out of network, and Sentara in Virginia is on track to follow unless it reaches a […]

St. Louis, MO · 1d

WDBJ7.com

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Target 7: Virginia works to address nursing shortage

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - From classrooms to hospitals, nursing leaders are working to strengthen Virginia’s health care workforce by preparing more educators, helping students pay for school and introducing young people to careers in medicine. At Radford University, nursing leaders say a shortage of faculty can make it harder...

Virginia · 3d

The Financial Wire

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UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage members in South Carolina, Virginia, Wisconsin, Michigan and Arkansas could lose Bon Secours, Aspirus or White River hospitals Jan. 1, except Bon Secours in Virginia on Feb. 1

UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage members in five states face a hospital change at the turn of the year. Bon Secours could leave the network in South Carolina on Jan. 1 and in Virginia on Feb. 1, Aspirus Health could leave in Wisconsin and Michigan on Jan. 1, and White River Health in Arkansas has already said... The post UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage members in South Carolina, Virginia, Wisconsin, Michigan and Arkansas could lose Bon Secours, Aspirus or White River hospitals Jan. 1, except Bon Secours in Virginia on Feb. 1 appeared first on The Financial Wire .

Wisconsin · 4d

Daily Voice

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UVA Community Health Grants Open Until Nov. 19

Nonprofits serving Northern Virginia and Culpeper can apply for UVA Community Health grants starting at $5,000, with online applications due Thursday, Nov. 19. According to UVA Community Health, applicants must have 501(c)(3) nonprofit status, serve their communities and align with its mission. The …

Culpeper, VA · 4d

13News Now

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Rising senior care costs strain Virginia families

Virginia · 1d

WDBJ7.com

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Hometown Healthcare Crisis Preview: Rural Virginia’s Transportation Challenges

For many people in rural Virginia, getting to a doctor’s appointment isn’t as simple as getting in the car. Mitch Carr joins Makayla Shelton to discuss the transportation challenges facing our communities—and why the need for rides may be greater than many realize. Watch our Hometown Healthcare Crisis special on November 16 at 7 p.m. to learn more.

Virginia · 2d

29 News

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Nursing Home Staffing Standards

Virginia · 3d

wvtf.org

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State report dings Virginia’s elder care systems

Services and options for Virginia’s older adults are insufficient for its growing population of seniors, according to a state watchdog report released Monday. There aren’t enough beds in most facilities because of staffing issues, regional services aren’t meeting the need, and pretty much every form of care is underfunded.

Virginia · 3d

Insurance News Net

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New Va. subsidies help lure people back to health insurance

MICHAEL MARTZ Richmond Times-DispatchFree Lance-Star. Blanca Bonilla was trying to help an older couple find health insurance they could afford after the husband was laid off from his job in the northern Shenandoah Valley . They weren't old enough for Medicare coverage and earned too much for other public health...

Virginia · 3d

pcpatriot.com

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Chairman Griffith Celebrates More Than $195 Million for Rural Virginia Health Care

Monday, November 9, 2026 – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it will award $195,710,118 to Virginia in Year Two funding under the Rural Health Transformation Program. This federal initiative, which was established through the 2025 reconciliation bill, H.R. 1 – the Working Families...

Virginia · 4d

WSET

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Lynchburg nursing home named Virginia’s best in Newsweek ranking

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — A Lynchburg nursing home is getting national recognition for the care it provides to residents. Westminster Canterbury’s Drinkard Health Care Center was named the No. 1 nursing home in Virginia among small facilities in Newsweek’s 2027 list of America’s Best Nursing Homes.

Lynchburg, VA · 6d

Main Street Dollars

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UnitedHealthcare and Ballad Health signed a multi-year deal Nov. 5, so Tri-Cities retirees in UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans keep Ballad hospitals before Dec. 7

UnitedHealthcare and Ballad Health announced Nov. 5 that they have finalized a new, multi-year agreement covering UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage individual plans and Group Retiree plans. For retirees in the Tri-Cities region of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia, that means Ballad’s physicians and hospitals stay in network as the Dec. 7 close of Medicare open enrollment […]

Tennessee · 6d