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5 Tips to Help Your Patients Make Their New Year a Healthy One

The new year is a wonderful opportunity for your patients to make a brand new start—particularly when it comes to their health. With staggering statistics like one in three American adults having prediabetes and an estimated 46 percent of U.S. adults having high blood pressure, it’s important that physicians partner with patients to take positive actions toward their health.

Legislative Update – February 1, 2019

Thank you to all of our physicians, physician assistants, and medical students who participated in our January White Coats on Call Lobby Day! Over 100 doctors, PAs, and medical students visited with over 65 legislators to advocate for the practice of medicine and patients in Virginia. Key Issues  The GA saw great progress with several important bills […]

Medicaid Common Core Formulary “Quick List” for Physicians

Virginia Medicaid implemented a Common Core Formulary – a “core” list of covered drugs for all Medicaid members enrolled with the Fee-for-Service, Medallion 4.0 and Commonwealth Coordinated Care Plus (CCC Plus) Managed Care programs across the Commonwealth – effective on December 1, 2018.  The Common Core Formulary includes all the “preferred” drugs on DMAS’ Preferred […]

Legislative Update – January 18, 2019

Key Issues – ACTION NEEDED Two top priority issues are now before the legislature that need your support. See this week’s updates and how you can help. Medicaid Reimbursement Rates Del. Scott Garrett, MD and Sen. Emmett Hanger submitted budget amendments (303 #23h and 303 #4s) that would increase Medicaid reimbursement rates for physicians currently […]

Welcome to the 2019 General Assembly Session

Keeping You Up-to-Date If you are an MSV member, each legislative update is sent every Friday to your inbox. Keep your email preferences up to date by logging in to your member profile. If you are not an MSV member, you can join today to start receiving timely communications to your inbox among many other member […]

Governor Ralph Northam, MD Declares a State of Emergency for Virginia

On September 8, 2018, I declared that a state of emergency exists in the Commonwealth of Virginia based on the need to prepare and coordinate our response for potential impacts from Hurricane Florence. National Weather Service forecasts indicate Hurricane Florence could produce damaging winds, periods of heavy rainfall, power outages, and flooding in the Commonwealth. […]

A Legislative Update from MSV

Below is the latest Legislative Update from MSV. Click here to view the continually-updated 2017 Legislative Agenda. White Coats on Call On Tuesday, MSV kicked off the first of four White Coats on Call Lobby days with 89 participants including radiologists, anesthesiologists, emergency room physicians, as well as groups from Arlington and Danville.  The group […]

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