Black lung cases surging again in Southwest Va., Appalachia; miners blame blocked regulations
With new research showing that black lung disease among Appalachian coal miners has reached an almost 50-year high, advocates are ...
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Kaine pitches reforms for drug pricing program supporting underserved patients, safety net providers
After years of bipartisan deliberation, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., has introduced legislation to strengthen and protect a federal drug ...
UVA study shows how housing affordability policy, civic engagement and voter turnout connect
A University of Virginia professor’s research aims to illuminate how federal policy that supports affordable homeownership intersects with civic engagement ...
Va. hospitals predict $31B reduction in state’s Medicaid funding if proposed CMS rule passes
A proposed federal rule stemming from the reconciliation bill Congress passed last summer includes additional policy changes that would reduce ...
Efforts to reform federal drug pricing program 340B continue with new report, proposed CMS rule
The federal drug pricing program 340B helps hospitals and clinics in Virginia and across the nation care for underserved patients ...
Affordability, jobs, election integrity take center stage in Va.’s 7th Congressional District race
Two years after a close election, voters in Virginia’s 7th Congressional District are considering plans from Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. ...
Lacking Trump’s signature, a major congressional housing bill with Va. roots still has a path to law
President Donald Trump was expected to sign a bipartisan bill on Wednesday that represents the most significant congressional action to ...
McGuire faces primary test as Democrats eye more competitive 5th District race
U.S. Rep. John McGuire may have breathed a sigh of relief after courts last month invalidated Virginia’s voter-approved redistricting amendment, ...