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The Cardiac PET Alliance filed a new client lobbying registration with Marshall Aaron Brachman, signed Oct. 24, covering Health Issues (HCR). The filing came 10 days after Farragut Partners LLP filed its own new client registration for the alliance on Oct. 14, making this the alliance's second new-client registration in under two weeks. The two engagements carry no overlapping lobbyists: Farragut's filings list 10 lobbyists, while Brachman's registration lists only Marshall Brachman, who carries a covered position of Principal.
(VIRGINIA MERCURY) - Virginia-based nonprofit health system Sentara announced last week that it has started using artificial intelligence technology to assist with patient monitoring and discharges. Regard is an AI system that integrates with electronic health records. Co-founder and president Nate Wilson said it’s used by more than 150 hospitals...
The investment is intended to help health care providers reach people who may otherwise have to travel outside their communities for certain medical services.
Virginia-based nonprofit health system Sentara announced last week that it has started using artificial intelligence technology to assist with patient monitoring and discharges. Regard is an AI system that integrates with electronic health records. Co-founder and president Nate Wilson said it’s used by more than 150 hospitals across the country. Dr. Rollin Reeder, chief health […]
On May 13, 2026, the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) confirmed an outbreak of measles in Buckingham County, located directly north of Prince Edward County. Measles is a virus that is able to spread through the air when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or simply exhales. The virus is also able to live in the air and on surfaces in a room for up to two hours after an infected person has left, making it highly contagious.
This story was reported and written by our media partner the Virginia Mercury. Virginia is bringing healthcare and workforce organizations together to help residents keep their health coverage and navigate new federal requirements for Medicaid and other assistance programs. Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources Marvin Figueroa on Monday...
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - A Danville healthcare company has agreed to pay more than $1.8 million in a civil settlement to resolve allegations of fraud, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Virginia announced. Prosecutors allege Negril Incorporated and its owners violated the False Claims Act and...
The report found Virginia ranked among the worst-rated states in the country for registered nurse and certified nurse aide coverage and had higher rates of staff turnover than the national average.
Clean water is not simply a resource. It is the foundation of our health, our culture and our identity. For the Chickahominy Indian Tribe, Virginia’s rivers, wetlands and landscapes are living connections to our ancestors and to the generations who will come after us. They sustain fish and wildlife, support our traditions and remind us […]
WSET — With Election Day approaching, data centers continue to be a topic of debate across Virginia’s 9th Congressional District. Data centers are becoming a key issue for communities across the region, with some neighbors worried about potential environmental impacts and the loss of farmland. Republican incumbent Morgan...
A mental health company with locations in Danville and Pittsylvania County has settled allegations of improper medicaid billing. Negril, Inc. has agreed to an over $1.8 million settlement to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act and the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act by causing false claims to be submitted to the Virginia Medicaid Program.
Virginia Capitol (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key) Virginia’s Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program on Oct. 13 stopped covering gender-affirming care for transgender minors in response to a Trump-Vance administration directive. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in August announced federal funding could no longer be...
More than a year after Hopkins left UnitedHealthcare’s network, patients face difficult insurance decisions. One mom with stage 4 cancer shares the cost of keeping her doctors.
This story was reported and written by our media partner the Virginia Mercury. Children’s hospitals in Virginia have kept transgender services for patients younger than 19 on hold for more than a year following President Donald Trump’s January 2025 executive order. They include the Children’s Hospital of Richmond...
A CBS 6 investigation is prompting some state lawmakers to call for more scrutiny after audits of a prominent nursing home chain's financial reports flagged millions in questionable costs.
Richmond, Virginia — Gov. Abigail Spanberger on Tuesday announced the creation of the Virginia United Coalition, a group of 32 organizations that will help Virginians navigate changes to Medicaid and food assistance under the federal law known as H.R. 1. The coalition brings together groups in health care, food...
Va. Creates Medicaid Assistance Coalition — “Virginia is bringing healthcare and workforce organizations together to help residents keep their health coverage and navigate new federal requirements for Medicaid and other assistance programs.” The new Virginia United Coalition will focus initially on raising public awareness and “adding staff or training to help organizations and agencies make referrals.” [Virginia Mercury]
RICHMOND, Va. (WAVY) — With colder weather right around the corner, the folks at the Virginia Department of Health want you to know this year‘s flu is nothing to sneeze at. “For this year, we’re starting to see flu trends and flu activity increasing a little bit earlier than we typically see,” said Elena Diskin, […]
Report proposes mandate as Virginia nursing homes rank among worst for staffing
