For some Virginians, talk of cutting Medicaid funds hits home

Medicaid cuts could close Virginia's rural hospitals, Warner warns - Virginia Business

Sen. Mark Warner warns Medicaid cuts may shutter hospitals West of Roanoke. In Virginia. That's because many rural hospitals operate in the red, and depend on Medicaid funding to keep the lights on.

Talk of cutting Medicaid hits home in Virginia

As Republican members of Congress focus more on what Washington pays to support expanded Medicaid coverage, Jessi Ross, thinking of her path to recovery from addiction, is growing alarmed.

For some Virginians, talk of cutting Medicaid funds hits home

As Republican members of Congress focus more on what Washington pays to support expanded Medicaid coverage, Virginia's successes tackling addiction are at riskm advocates say.

Virginians Fear Losing Health Care Coverage as Republicans Promise to Gut Medicaid - Democratic Party of Virginia

A Richmond Times-Dispatch report highlights Virginians’ growing concerns about Republicans’ promise to cut Medicaid funding, jeopardizing Virginia’s Medicaid expansion and putting nearly 630,000 people at risk of automatically losing coverage. Earlier this month, all five of Virginia’s House Republican members voted to pass the Trump-backed budget resolution that threatens as much as $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid and other health care program…

With the possible end of many public health programs looming, Murray convenes community health roundtable

Amidst significant uncertainty regarding the future of many public programs, including Medicaid and Head Start, Washington Sen. Patty Murray on Tuesday convened a roundtable of community health experts serving a variety of communities who rely on such programs to survive.