Ill Virginians who cannot afford to go elsewhere for care are continuing to pour into a cornerstone of the state’s health care safety net, free and charitable clinics report.
So far in the state fiscal year 2024, patient demand is up 11.5% from the same period a year ago, according to new data from the Virginia Association of Free and Charitable Clinics.
That increase comes on top of the 28% increase the clinics saw in fiscal year 2023.
Much of this increased use is coming from the roughly 376,000 Virginians who have lost Medicaid coverage.
Read the full story in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
