Nursing home and insurance affordability support heading to Virginia General Assembly
Nicole Pasia | Dec 10, 2021
Eight policy solutions to improve Virginia’s nursing homes
Nicole Pasia | Oct 8, 2021
In an effort to address staffing shortages and improve quality of care at Virginia’s nursing homes, legislators deliberated over eight potential policy solutions presented at the Joint Commission on Health Care (JCHC) meeting this week. These included increasing reimbursement rates for nursing home staff, establishing acuity-based work hour requirements, and
Virginia Joint Commission on Health Care requests public input on 2022 study topics
Nicole Pasia | Oct 7, 2021
The Virginia Joint Commission on Health Care (JCHC) is one step closer to determining its 2022 study topics, which will help inform policymakers as they draft legislation in the upcoming session in January. Potential study issues the Commission discussed at this week’s executive committee meeting include long-term care,
Three potential legislative health care studies coming in 2022
Nicole Pasia | Sep 22, 2021
The Legislative Joint Commission on Health Care began discussion on potential topics to study in 2022 and identified three areas of interest during its meeting on Tuesday. The Commission’s executive committee will then meet in two weeks to finalize topics, followed by background research and drafting study resolutions for the
Virginia considers public option and other insurance affordability strategies
Nicole Pasia | Aug 20, 2021
Virginia is joining a number of states considering a public option, among other strategies, to make health insurance more affordable for Virginians. General Assembly members of the Health Insurance Affordability in the Individual Market Subcommittee, under the Joint Commission on Health Care, met Wednesday to consult insurance experts on potential