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Loudoun County supervisors have given the green light for Inova Loudoun hospital to move forward with a $275 million expansion, reports the Loudoun Times-Mirror.

The judge in the Health Diagnostic Laboratory bankruptcy case will allow some officers and directors to access insurance money for legal defense, with limits. The Richmond Times-Dispatch has details.

A recent convert is a long time Charlottesville practitioner, reports The Daily Progress.

Virginia’s hospitals are changing their position on a state bed tax if the money can be used to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. Details from The Washington Post.

Some neighbors plan to oppose Henrico Doctors Hospital’s proposal for a cancer-treatment center on land that’s now part of an elementary school. Details from the Richmond Times-Dispatch.  

Fishersville’s Augusta Health is a rarity among Virginia hospitals in its financial good health, reports The News Virginian.

Chesapeake Regional Healthcare has sent letters to 20,000 recent patients to inform them of a negotiation dispute with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield that could lead to a contract termination at the end of the year. Details from The ...

A state report recommends closing state psychiatric hospitals in Catawba and Burkeville, reports The Roanoke Times.

Financial pressures have led Virginia hospitals to advocate for a bed provider tax to help fund special services, including high level trauma centers, reports the Daily Press.

University of Virginia leaders have voted to finalize a partnership between the UVa Health System and Novant Health, which owns several clinics and hospitals in Northern Virginia, reports The Daily Progress.