At press time, the 43-day-long historic federal government shutdown was poised to end with a new continuing resolution that would fund SNAP and extend telehealth coverage, among other items…A private-equity-backed primary care clinic chain is leaving four Richmond-area practices high and dry…President Trump makes a deal with Novo and Lilly to enable Medicare coverage of blockbuster weight loss drugs…Pulmonary Associates of Richmond achieves a milestone pulmonary hypertension certification…Anthem strikes back at providers performing procedures with out-of-network docs…President Trump floats the idea of sending Affordable Care Act funds straight to Americans, cutting out the insurance companies…Medicaid will launch a “most favored nation” drug pricing pilot…CMS’ Medicare Advantage provider directory is full of errors…Canada officially loses its measles-free status as South Carolina smolders…Presentations at the American Heart Association meeting present exciting new possibilities for treating high cholesterol…A Southside Virginia hospital closes its maternal and OB/GYN departments…SNAP funding’s fate bounces through the judiciary like a pinball…Looking at a new job contract? Here’s what you should know…Virginia Beach’s innovative EMS-physician collaboration…And much, much more in this week’s edition of The Leg.Up!
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