In Fairfax, Spanberger signs bills aimed at lowering healthcare costs for Virginians
The package sets a $35 insulin cap for a 30-day supply and adds coverage for doula care, infertility treatment and hearing aids.
- On Wednesday, Governor Abigail Spanberger signed a bipartisan healthcare package at the Inova Schar Cancer Institute in Annandale, aiming to reduce medical costs and restrict insurance barriers for Virginians.
- Rising healthcare expenses prompted the legislation, which caps out-of-pocket insulin costs at $35 for a 30-day supply, a move Spanberger called a "huge deal" for the 800,000 Virginians living with diabetes.
- HB 736 restricts insurance companies from using artificial intelligence to automatically downcode claims or prior authorization to delay care that doctors have approved.
- Starting July 1, the new laws expand essential benefits to include coverage for doula care, infertility treatment, and hearing aids.
- Though officials praised the "Affordable Virginia" agenda as bipartisan progress, protesters gathered outside the facility calling for a collective bargaining agreement for home health care workers.
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NEW: Governor Spanberger Signs Bipartisan Bills to Cap Cost of Insulin, Lower Healthcare & Prescription Drug Costs - Falls Church News
FAIRFAX, VA — Governor Abigail Spanberger today signed a package of bipartisan legislation to tackle the high cost of healthcare, make prescription drugs more affordable, and ensure more Virginians have access to the care they need. At Inova Schar Cancer Institute in Fairfax — a leading cancer treatment center, Governor Spanberger signed bipartisan bills to cap
In Fairfax, Spanberger signs bills aimed at lowering healthcare costs for Virginians
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed a series of healthcare bills Wednesday, aimed at lowering the cost of insulin and promising that insurance company rules won’t delay necessary medical care.
Virginia governor Abigail Spanberger signs bills to lower health care costs
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed health care cost-cutting bills into law Wednesday in Fairfax County, aiming to make prescription drugs and medical care more affordable across Virginia.
Gov. Spanberger signs bills to lower drug, healthcare costs
Virginia’s governor was in Fairfax County Wednesday for a ceremonial bill signing that lawmakers on both sides of the aisle say will help address rising costs. Gov. Abigail Spanberger was flanked by legislators and advocates Wednesday inside Inova Fairfax to sign several bills to lower healthcare and prescription drug costs. “Because no Virginian should be rationing insulin because of what...
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