Tag: Health

Virginia will steer more than $12.3 million in opioid settlement money toward state programs ranging from naloxone distribution and treatment ...

Taylor aims to rein in private equity in healthcare, restore Medicaid funding and ACA subsidies

Shannon Taylor, the Democratic nominee for Virginia’s 1st Congressional District representative, wants to restore healthcare funding and resources slashed by ...

Virginia rolls out more secure EBT cards to curb SNAP benefit theft

Virginia is replacing traditional food-assistance benefit cards with chip-enabled versions designed to make it harder for thieves to steal SNAP ...

Va. health dept. updates food allergen list, food establishment guidance

Sesame has now been added to the state’s major food allergen list, the Virginia Department of Health announced along with ...

Voters could move Congress to revisit H.R. 1 healthcare overhaul, Kaine and McClellan say

During a roundtable discussion at Feed More, a food bank in Henrico County Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., said ...

Wittman voted 60 times to undo the Affordable Care Act. Then he backed extending its subsidies.

In 2017, U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Westmoreland, touted voting to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act 60 times. Nearly ...

Data shows 94,000 Virginians have dropped their ACA insurance since last year

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A summer of recalls exposes holes in the nation’s food safety net

Jalapenos. Frozen berries. Beef. Alfalfa sprouts. A summer of food recalls, including the record-shattering cyclosporiasis outbreak tied to iceberg lettuce ...

Virginia health leaders, lawmakers share enhanced healthcare resources for rural communities