Henry Brannan
Rural Health Care ReporterHenry Brannan covers rural health care in the Shenandoah Valley and Charlottesville area for WMRA and VPM News. The position is in partnership with Report for America.
Previously, he reported on topics ranging from chronic disease to military recruiting as the Jim Lehrer fellow at PBS NewsHour.
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With RSV at a multi-year high in Virginia, and both COVID and flu rates on the rise, the respiratory virus season has arrived.
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The U.S. government will shut down early Sunday morning if Congress can’t reach an agreement on federal spending for fiscal year 2024. This could mean disruptions to the country’s social safety net, which was already reduced this year by the COVID-19 public health emergency’s end.
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The U.S. government faces a shutdown if Congress can't agree on a budget by Sept. 30th. With cuts looming, the future of programs such as WIC – a food benefit for pregnant people and children under five – is uncertain. WMRA's Henry Brannan has more.
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This week, the U.S. Census Bureau released data for 2022. It paints a clearer picture of Americans’ economic situations as the Biden Administration ends pandemic benefit programs. WMRA News’ Henry Brannan has more.
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Farmer’s markets have a reputation for being expensive. But in recent years an increasing number of them have started to accept SNAP benefits. WMRA News rural health reporter Henry Brannan has more.
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Virginia Medicaid is in the process of reviewing if the 2 million people covered by the program are still eligible for its free health care.
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A financial dispute between health care system Bon Secours Mercy Health and insurer Anthem-Blue Cross Blue Shield has left some Virginians with less access to health care.