While Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, the Republican nominee for governor, is urging Virginians not to "panic" over the Trump administration's cuts to Medicaid, Charlottesville doctors, health care workers and representative in Richmond say if it's not the time to panic it is at least time to plan.

The One Big Beautiful Bill, which President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4, cuts $1 trillion from the federal health insurance program meant to support poorer Americans. More than 10 million Americans stand to lose coverage, including more than 300,00 Virginians, according to official estimates.

Aubrey Lane: Virginia can survive Medicaid cuts. But it won't be easy.

Delayed enactments of portions of the bill means that the legislation's full impact may not be known for years, which means

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