#Virginia

Providers will no longer have to file burdensome preauthorization forms to get Virginia Medicaid’s approval for hepatitis C meds.

New cases in the hepatitis A outbreak at three Famous Anthony’s locations in Virginia can be traced back to August.

Insurance companies can no longer implement harmful co-pay accumulator policies.

A national survey gauges HIV care providers’ views about the Affordable Care Act.

The state is seeking new ways to curb the spread of hepatitis C in the midst of the ongoing opioid crisis.

State health officials say many overdose victims don’t know what they’re injecting and are often sharing needles when they do.

Attorney George Rutherglen hopes the lawsuit will serve as a test case for other HCV-positive prisoners in Virginia.

The laws address syringe exchanges, naloxone access, HIV and hepatitis C testing, prescription fraud and more.

The Virginia Department of Health has declared a public health emergency in response to the region’s growing opioid epidemic.

A town hall meeting at the Tennessee-Virginia border kicked off Sec. Tom Vilsack’s campaign against drug abuse.

Hep C can be transmitted through tattooing and piercing if proper infection-control practices are not followed.

There is a potential risk of transmitting hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hep B virus (HBV) at nail salons and barbershops if razors, clippers, na...