With governor’s signature, healthcare affordability bills become law

By: Charlotte Rene Woods

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: May 14, 2026

Words: 885

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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Gov. Abigail Spanberger traveled to Northern Virginia on Wednesday to sign a slate of bills aimed at reducing healthcare costs, ranging from insurance claims reform to targeted prescription drug affordability.

Most of the legislation was sponsored by lawmakers representing that part of the state and met success following years of efforts under previous gubernatorial administrations. About a dozen of those legislators joined Spanberger for the signing at the Inova Schar Cancer Institute in Fairfax …

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