The new committee will have until December to create a list of five actionable items or recommendations to be introduced during the 2025 General Assembly session.
Emily Schabacker
Emily Schabacker is health care reporter for Cardinal News. She can be reached at emily@cardinalnews.org or 406-690-0456.
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Centra and its oncology provider part ways, leaving patients with questions
Lynchburg-based Centra Health has brought in 19 traveling health care workers to start its own hematology and oncology clinic.
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Carilion seeks to expand inpatient medical rehabilitation services in Roanoke
Carilion Clinic will be required to submit an application to the state’s Certificate of Public Need Division that demonstrates the need for these services in the region.
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CEO of Centra Health steps down; interim leader named
Amy Carrier had held the position since September 2021.
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Foresight sells Patrick County hospital site; plans behavioral health center instead
Foresight Health purchased the shuttered hospital in 2022 with a promise to reopen it, but little work was ever done on the building.
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State investigation of a Carilion hospital found risk to patient safety due to improper cleaning of surgical instruments
Hospital leaders say that new safety measures are in place, and that no patients came into contact with sullied instruments.
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Chicago company proposed donating hospital building to Patrick County — for a price
Foresight Health said it would hand over the property if the county paid half of the company’s expenses related to the project. Included on the list of expenses: more than $457,000 in private jet travel and stays at luxury resorts.
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Legislation to control prescription drug costs marches on, as critics warn of unintended consequences
Supporters of the proposal say it could help rein in high drug costs. Skeptics say it targets the wrong industry player.
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New tower at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital on track to open in 2025
The project is part of a larger initiative to invest $1 billion to expand and modernize infrastructure throughout the health system.
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Youngkin’s plan would fund care for thousands of people with developmental disabilities. Even more would still be waiting.
Advocates heralded the governor’s proposed investment in Medicaid waivers, which would address the priority one waitlist of 3,440 people. But another 14,000-plus Virginians languish on other lists, and service providers say they’re already struggling to meet demand.
