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Advocates worry thousands of Virginians could lose health insurance as pandemic rules come to an endWhen the pandemic struck, Congress responded by passing the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, preventing states from terminating Medicaid coverage. As a result, the number of people who have health insurance skyrocketed. Now, the pandemic-era rules are ending and the federal government is allowing states to unwind coverage and potentially remove people from the Medicaid rolls.
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Until last summer, nearly 5 million Virginians lacked dental insurance. Expansions to Medicaid in the past year have helped, there’s still a shortage of dentists in parts of the Commonwealth who are willing to accept low-income patients.
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It’s been a little over six months since Virginians with Medicaid also began receiving dental insurance. Virginia’s Department of Medical Assistance Services estimates that in that time more than 100,000 people have gotten dental care.
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Virginia's Medicaid program cost hundreds of millions of dollars less than usual due to effects from the pandemic. While the unusual causes for that created issues for the state's budget planners, their forecasts indicate funding and budgeting will go back to normal.
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750,000 Virginians who use Medicaid are set to gain more comprehensive dental coverage July 1st, in a policy that experts say could improve public health…
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Governor Northam backed a bill granting some home healthcare workers paid sick leave in March, but gathered lawmakers and advocates for a ceremonial…
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The end of “the 40-quarter rule,” which required immigrants to have worked for 10 years to be eligible for Medicaid, went into effect on April 1.The rule…
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New numbers out Tuesday from the Census Bureau show that in a single year the number of Virginians without health insurance dropped by .9-percent, the…
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Faced with uncertainty about the costs of the coronavirus, lawmakers hit pause on plans to spend more money on Medicaid coverage earlier this year. But,…
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Living with COVID-19 has meant some may be experiencing food insecurity for the first time. One Roanoke Valley non-profit group was able to pivot at a…