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Virginia Marketplace program can save you 70 percent on healthcare premiums

2+ hour, 52+ min ago  (350+ words) One hundred thousand Virginians have lost health insurance coverage this year as a result of higher premiums. You can thank the president and our MAGAs in Congress " Ben Cline, Morgan Griffith, Jen Kiggans, John Mc Guire, Rob Wittman " for that…...

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Augusta Health, Cigna come to an agreement on reimbursement rates for care

6+ mon, 22+ hour ago  (197+ words) Augusta Health patients insured by Cigna got some good news today " the parties came to an agreement concerning reimbursement rates prior to a Dec. 31 deadline. As a result of the new agreement, Cigna-insured patients will remain in-network at all Augusta…...

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Augusta Health | Patients with Cigna may pay more in 2026

9+ mon, 3+ day ago  (601+ words) As healthcare costs escalate nationwide, one local hospital is frustrated that a major insurer won't fairly compensate them for the services they provide. Augusta Health and Cigna insurance are at an impasse " unable to reach an agreement on a rate…...

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Crypto loophole tips the scales against rural communities

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (342+ words) At the Highland County Economic Development'Authority, the mission has always been clear: promote sustainable economic development while preserving the rural values and the natural beauty that define us. A key pillar of that mission is supporting our local businesses and…...

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augustafreepress. com > news > big-ugly-bill-could-push-virginia-health-insurance-costs-up-20-percent-in-2026

Big Ugly Bill could push Virginia health-insurance costs up 20%

10+ mon, 4+ week ago  (201+ words) The 10 insurers planning to participate in the Virginia health-insurance marketplace are proposing increases of 20 percent or higher in 2026, which U. S. Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, D-Va. , say was "entirely avoidable." "This entirely avoidable increase is being driven by the expiration…...

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The Medicaid cuts aren't an other people problem

11+ mon, 3+ week ago  (381+ words) Virginia will be among the states taking the biggest hit from the Medicaid cuts in the Big Ugly Bill that Donald Trump signed on July 4. A report from the Kaiser Family Foundation projects that the Commonwealth could end up losing…...