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Virginia hospitals contribute $27.7B in economic activity
Virginia's hospitals provided $27.7 billion in economic activity during 2010, reported Virginia Business. A report issued by the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association concluded that the
Federal appeals court hears health reform challenges
Three judges in a federal appeals court in Richmond, Va., today will hear two lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the healthcare reform law. In Liberty University v. Geithner, Mathew
Supreme Court rejects fast-tracking healthare reform case
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to grant a request from Virginia's attorney general to grant fast-track status to litigation around the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, reports the
Governor-appointed panel in Virginia calls for reform 'regardless' of law
Calling Virginia's health system performance "mediocre," a panel appointed by Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell recommended that the state work toward implementing the federal health law's
Virginia judge allows lawsuit opposing healthcare reform to advance
In a ruling against the Obama administration, a federal judge in Virginia issued a procedural decision to allow a suit filed by Virginia Attorney General Kenneth Cucinelli against the Affordable Care
Republican opponents of health reform legislation file lawsuit
Thirteen Republican state attorneys general banded together to file a lawsuit today to cancel key parts of the national health reform legislation just minutes after President Barack Obama signed the
VA preparing to re-start health data exchange with DoD
The Department of Veterans Affairs may have already made a decision to restart health data exchange with the Department of Defense, slightly more than a week after cutting off access to Military
National healthcare nullification law on the books in Virginia
Virginia has beaten Missouri to the punch, becoming the first state in the nation to approve legislation (aka: a national healthcare nullification law) that will allow its citizens to avoid any
State lawmakers approve insurance mandate for telemedicine
The Virginia State Legislature last week unanimously approved legislation that would make the state the 12th in the nation to mandate insurance coverage for telemedicine services. The bill, sponsored
