Heart procedure costs vary between local hospitals
The Center for Medicaid and Medicare Service has released its report of the top 100 medical procedures at hospitals, and their varying costs.
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Pap smear testing could soon detect other cancers
Survival chances increase dramatically when cancers are caught early, before they have spread.
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Liberty University claims law means taxpayer dollars will fund abortions
Supreme Court ordered a federal appeals court to take another look at whether a key requirement in the health care reform law violates religious freedoms.
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Deadline for health exchange decision looms
Virginia officials must make a final decision on whether or not to use a state or federal exchange program under the Affordable Healthcare Act.
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Culture changes at VA hospitals as more female vets seek care
Things have changed over the course of 70 years, and now women make up almost 15 percent of those serving on active duty.
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U.S. Supreme Court upholds health care reform law
Four different federal appeals courts heard challenges to parts of the law before the Supreme Court ruling, and came up with three different results.
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Five scenarios: Health care options before the justices
The election-year rulings will not only guide how every American receives medical care but will also establish precedent-setting boundaries for how government regulation can affect a range of social areas.
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Thousands of Virginians fret as health care law hangs in the balance
In a matter of weeks, days, maybe even hours — nobody knows — the Supreme Court will be deciding the fate of President Obama’s health care reform law.
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Former ER star Noah Wyle arrested at protest
Seventy-six people, including actor Noah Wyle, were arrested Monday at a demonstration protesting cuts in Medicaid proposed by the House Republican leadership, authorities said.
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