8+ hour, 10+ min ago   (372+ words) It might seem as though the rocky negotiations between Sentara Health and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Virginia, which tumbled into public view last month, is merely a contract dispute between two companies that happens from time to time....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (657+ words) Last year, we wrote in the Los Angeles Times that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services was done chasing criminals after we’d already handed them money. We said we were building something different — a prevention-first operation that would detect…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (588+ words) Millions of Americans have dropped their Affordable Care Act insurance coverage this year. It’s the predictable consequence of Republicans’ decision to allow the expiration of tax credits that put Obamacare plans within reach for many and helped drive the rate…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (765+ words) New Jersey is launching a new fee on companies whose workers have Medicaid health coverage instead of being covered by their employers. Other states are considering it, too. Democratic lawmakers and governors see it as a way to help pay…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (480+ words) I’m 63 and recently had a hospital stay that left me with bills I can’t afford to pay. I had Affordable Care Act health insurance, but after my premiums went up in January, I had to drop my coverage. Now I’m…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago   (1038+ words) Rena Bumbray-Graves is a home healthcare worker in Woodbridge, caring for two disabled relatives. Last year, she and her husband purchased health insurance through the Affordable Care Act Marketplace, paying about $540 a month. But when Congress let the ACA enhanced…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (605+ words) Few of us needed convincing, but a new study on medical debt provides a harrowing look at just how badly broken our nation’s health care system is — through the prism of our experiences here in Virginia. Researchers at George Washington…...

5+ mon, 2+ day ago   (356+ words) Kimberly “Kim” Whitaker manages more than 110 employees at Chesapeake Regional Healthcare’s two cancer centers. A 16-year cancer survivor, Whitaker has been with the organization for nearly 30 years after switching careers from cosmetology when she was 22. Her career in health care…...

5+ mon, 6+ day ago   (510+ words) Fishing Point Healthcare, which operates facilities in Newport News and Portsmouth, will suspend services for Medicaid patients beginning April 15 as a result of a reimbursement issue involving the state. That suspension could affect more than 4,400 patients in the area, according…...

9+ mon, 6+ day ago   (469+ words) Kathleen Winters describes her family as the epitome of the American values of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. After shifting careers from academia, the Newport News mother of two found success as a small business owner, operating a…...