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UVA Community Health Accepting Grant Applications to Support Community-Based Programs
UVA Community Health, part of UVA Health comprising three medical centers, an integrated network of medical practices, cancer care, and outpatient services across Culpeper and Northern Virginia, issued an open call for community grant submissions. Applicants must apply online by Thursday, Nov. 19. Grant applications are open to non-profits registered...
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Community members rally in Staunton, Churchville, Buena Vista over Shenandoah Valley clinic closures
CHURCHVILLE, Va. (WHSV) - With Election Day three weeks away, community members gathered Wednesday in Staunton, Churchville and Buena Vista to call attention to health care access and recent clinic closures in the Shenandoah Valley. Two of the three protest locations housed health care facilities that Augusta Medical Group closed...
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The Money Overview
Virginia’s Valley Health lists UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage as accepted only through Sept. 30, 2026
Valley Health, the Winchester, Virginia, hospital system, lists UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage on its accepted-insurance page as “Accepted through 9/30/2026,” and the system says it has been out of network for those plans since Oct. 1. Valley Health estimates about 8,000 patients in Virginia and West Virginia are affected, including about 1,900 in Winchester and Frederick […] The post Virginia’s Valley Health lists UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage as accepted only through Sept. 30, 2026 appeared first on The Money Overview .
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Tri-Area Community Health is Seeking Court Review of Virginia Medicaid Reimbursement Decision
Tri-Area Community Health (TACH), a Federally Qualified Health Center serving Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, and Patrick counties and the City of Galax, has asked a Virginia circuit court to review a Final Agency Decision related to Medicaid reimbursement issued by the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS). The dispute concerns how DMAS calculated Medicaid reimbursement owed to TACH after the health center expanded services and locations over several years. TACH’s position is straightforward: when a safety-net health center expands services for Medicaid patients, Medicaid reimbursement should be calculated fairly and in accordance with the laws and regulations governing Federally Qualified Health Centers, and that, at the end of each fiscal year, reconciliation should be conducted to ensure TACH receives adequate reimbursement from DMAS to cover the costs of TACH providing services to Medicaid patients. An independent Hearing Officer who presided over TACH’s formal administrative appeal agreed with TACH on the central reimbursement issues. After reviewing the evidence and testimony, the Hearing Officer recommended that TACH met its burden to show that DMAS’s reimbursement calculations were erroneous and recommended that DMAS pay TACH approximately $7.48 million in additional reimbursement to make up for over a decade of underpayment. DMAS Director
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Rallies set to protest Shenandoah Valley health care cuts
The Staunton, Waynesboro, Augusta County and Lex/Rock/BV Democratic committees will hold a series of rallies Oct. 14 focused on health care access and recent clinic closures in the Shenandoah Valley. According to organizers, the rallies are intended to protest health care policies supported by Republicans in Congress, including U.S. Rep. Ben Cline , and to draw attention to concerns about Medicaid funding, access to care and the closure of primary care clinics in Churchville and Buena Vista. Organizers said the rallies were prompted in part by Augusta Health's closure of several Shenandoah Valley primary care locations. Last year, Augusta Health announced plans to merge services at its Churchville, Buena Vista and Weyers Cave practices, directing patients to other locations, including Verona and other Augusta Health facilities. Augusta Health said the consolidation was part of its ongoing response to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and the resulting realities of health care delivery. Augusta Health leaders also urged residents to speak out in support of Medicaid funding , warning that reductions could have a significant impact on rural health care providers. Democratic organizers said the changes underscore the importance of protecting health care access in rural communities. The Oct. 14 rallies