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Decades, tragedies and heartaches later, Virginia’s …

WEBAfter Bill’s stories hit, a state mental health commissioner resigned and the director of one of the hospitals was transferred. Policies severely limiting the profligate use of full-body restraints were enacted. …

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State report recommends sweeping changes to Virginia psychiatric

WEBHENRICO — Describing Virginia’s current behavioral health system as in “crisis,” Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Wednesday laid out a sweeping $230 million plan to …

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Self-harm is rising among children and teens in Virginia, new …

WEBAccording to the report, children and teens hospitalized for self-harm accounted for more than $13 million in health care costs in 2020. With the state’s …

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In rural Virginia, communities struggle to find enough health care

WEBBut despite these efforts, gaps in health care access continue to widen. An analysis of July 2023 data by the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform, a …

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To close racial gap in maternal health, some states, including Va

WEBRachel Hardeman, health equity director at the University of Minnesota Center for Antiracism Research and a co-author of the study on Black and white doctors, …

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Virginia’s new behavioral health director orders strategic plan for

WEBShe spent a year covering gun violence and public health for The Trace in Boston before joining The Frederick News-Post in Frederick County, Md. Before joining …

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Virginia will expand mental health coverage under Medicaid

WEBFor years, mental health treatment for many Virginians has followed a predictable pattern, said Anna Mendez, executive director of the Charlottesville-based …

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Youngkin proposes $230 million behavioral health …

WEBHENRICO — Describing Virginia’s current behavioral health system as in “crisis,” Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Wednesday laid out a sweeping $230 million plan to address gaps in how the state cares for …

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Amid a crisis at state mental hospitals, calls for private …

WEBThe health system is one of the few private providers to expand psychiatric bed capacity in collaboration with the state. (Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters) Both Mendez and Zelle, though, said …

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Community health workers: behind-the-scenes heroes

WEBFortunately, Virginia has an important group of people making health care services more accessible and understandable: community health workers. Last week …

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State marketplace ‘in good shape’ a week after launch

WEBA new state insurance marketplace Virginia launched Nov. 1 saw large numbers of applicants in the first week of the open enrollment period. For Virginians …

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Virginia’s largest insurer wants investigation of Sentara for 'anti

WEBIn early April, Sentara — one of the largest health systems in Virginia with 11 hospitals scattered across five regions — sent a letter to Anthem, the state’s largest …

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Report: Nearly two-thirds of Virginians were overweight or obese …

WEBNearly two-thirds of Virginians were overweight or obese in 2021, according to a new report by the Joint Commission on Health Care. The study, which examined …

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Virginia lawmakers look for ways to address rising mental health

WEBCat Atkinson, a policy analyst for Voices for Virginia’s Children, said the 2024 legislative session has produced some successes and some losses for efforts to …

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Scott announces special committee on Virginia rural health care …

WEBPolicymakers have long recognized shortfalls in rural health care: Under former Gov. Doug Wilder, Virginia set up its State Office of Rural Health within the …

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Youngkin names John Littel as Virginia's next secretary of Health …

WEBGov.-elect Glenn Youngkin appointed John Littel, an executive for the health care company Magellan, as Virginia’s next secretary of health and human resources. …

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Virginia is poised to create its own health

WEBVirginia is poised to become the 14th state to create its own health insurance exchange via two bills working their way through both chambers of the …

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Virginia data shows severe shortage of child and adolescent

WEBThe state budget appropriated $2.5 million for integrated mental health services in schools during the last fiscal year. The amount was bumped to $7.5 million …

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Around Virginia, respiratory illnesses surge among children

WEBIn regions as far apart as Richmond, Northern Virginia, Hampton Roads and Southwest Virginia, doctors and hospital officials say cases of flu, flu-like illnesses and a …

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Deeds’ relentless work has bolstered Virginia’s mental health system

WEBThe Washington Post recently reported on Deeds’ crusade, a decade after the event that has since stamped his legislative career and made his name synonymous …

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Fight erupts over plan to stop outsourcing prison health care in

WEBWhen the head of Virginia’s prison system announced to staff members this summer that he planned to end the practice of outsourcing medical care to a private …

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Census change will lead to more data on health of Middle Eastern, …

WEBThe health data that schools collect also is skewed, said Matt Jaber Stiffler, who co-founded the Center for Arab Narratives, part of the Arab Community Center for …

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