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Bowie entrepreneur pleads guilty to Medicaid fraud

Tina Jackson-White, the owner and president of a medical equipment company, likely faces more than two years in prison.

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Abortion coverage, Medicaid potential flashpoints

Gov. Bob McDonnell's amendment that would ban abortion coverage from insurance plans sold in Virginia through a health care exchange managed and funded by the federal government faces a narrow vote in the state Senate Wednesday.

Tags: Virginia General Assembly, abortion, health insurance exchanges,

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Va. Medicaid panel faces contentious task

Tags: Medicaid Innovation and Reform Commission, commission, task force,

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Va. lawmakers reach agreement on budget revisions

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With GOP split, Dems hold cards on roads bill fate

With Virginia Republicans split over a transportation funding compromise, Democrats may be the deciding factor in whether the first major reforms to Virginia's highway financing system in 27 years hits the governor's desk.

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McDonnell discourages Medicaid expansion in budget

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Senate expedites a conditional Medicaid expansion

Senate Democrats and most Republicans have united to approve an expedited roadmap for expanding Medicaid in Virginia provided the federal government allows numerous cost-containment reforms.

Tags: Virginia General Assembly, Affordable Care Act

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Suffolk woman sentences for health care fraud

The owner of a home health care business in Suffolk has been sentenced to more than six years in prison after pleading guilty to defrauding the state's Medicaid program.

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ID theft law, gay marriage to take effect in Md.

A Maryland law enabling parents to better protect their children from identity theft is among several taking effect next week.

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Gov to lawmakers: Answers before action on ACA

Gov. Bob McDonnell told state legislators Tuesday that Virginia policymakers need more answers from President Barack Obama's administration about Medicaid before they respond to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding the federal health care reform law.

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