Eastern Shore health system awarded $81K in coronavirus funding

The money — a total of $81,224 — comes from the $2 trillion Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations (CARES) Act… Rep. Elaine Luria supported the passage of the act. She recently met Eastern Shore Rural Health System leaders to learn about their needs and preparedness. She’s also working with providers on the Southside and Peninsula […]

Luria asks congressional leaders to eliminate TRICARE copay during COVID-19 crisis

Virginia Beach Congresswoman Elaine Luria has asked national leadership to temporarily eliminate copays for mail order prescription drugs for TRICARE beneficiaries during the coronavirus pandemic… Luria is asking Congressional leadership to consider suspending that copay fee temporarily so military members and their dependents can follow the social distancing guidelines set out by the Centers for Disease Control […]

Congresswoman Luria visits Hampton VA Hospital

Congresswoman Elaine Luria visited the VA Hospital in Hampton Thursday to see what the VA needs from Congress to handle a possible increase in cases of COVID-19… “What I saw here today is that the VA is definitely planning and working through what their response would be and how they can scale based off the number of cases,” […]