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Virginia could be vulnerable to increased federal scrutiny of its mental health system unless the state begins to consolidate public hospital care, especially for elderly people with mental illness, the state’s top behavioral health official warned legislators last week. Details ...

A group of legislators is urging reform of Virginia’s “monopolistic” and “inefficient” health care system, reports the Capital News Service.  

A bankruptcy judge will allow the bankrupt Health Diagnostic Laboratory to question insurers about unpaid blood test bills. Details from the Richmond Times-Dispatch.  

Some legislators are at odds with health care providers over proposed changes to Virginia’s certificate of public need program that regulates medical services. Details from The News & Advance.  

“Croppers” help parents of babies in neonatal hospital wards, reports the Daily Press.  

A program at the University of Virginia medical school seeks to cultivate the intangible qualities that make a good physician, reports The Daily Progress.  

Roanoke’s Nick Conte has been named to head the legal team at Carilion Clinic, reports The Roanoke Times.  

The predominant health care providers in far southwest Virginia are hoping regulators will allow a merger, reports The Roanoke Times.    

A 10-bed acute hospice care facility made its public debut Jan. 5, reports The Daily Progress.      

Hospital regulation issues are expected to occupy the Assembly this year, reports the Daily Press.