DHHR extends financial support for child care providers

April 20, 2023

CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), Bureau for Family Assistance today announced additional funding to allow child care providers to be reimbursed based on enrollment through August 2024. The pay-by-enrollment methodology was instituted during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency using federally allocated funds to provide financial stability and continued assurance of available child care, and was projected to be exhausted by September 2023. “By reprioritizing use of available funds, DHHR can help child care providers continue to ...

Justice: No fed investigation into Babydog sweepstakes; provides roadwork, other updates during Wednesday briefing

April 19, 2023

MORGANTOWN – Back on March 20, state Senate Finance chair Eric Tarr asked the U.S. Treasury Office of Inspector General to investigate whether the transfer of $28.375 million in unappropriated CARES Act funds to a discretionary account of Gov. Jim Justice violated any federal law, ...

Acting DHHR secretary talks with employees

April 19, 2023

CHARLESTON — West Virginia health and human resources officials have been talking with employees about splitting the agency into three, and more talks are ahead with the governor and his top advisers. Dr. Jeffrey Coben, acting director of the Department of Health and Human Resources, said he could not yet go into detail with lawmakers about initial plans to divide the agency because that meeting with the governor is next week. “I have not yet had the requisite meetings with the Governor’s Office to discuss that plan in depth and to really provide their input to help craft ...

Legislature’s joint Health Committee learns about Lauren’s Wish Addiction Triage Center, gets update on medical cannabis program

April 18, 2023

MORGANTOWN – State legislators heard a plug for a new Morgantown-based addiction recovery program, and a suggestion that similar programs be started across the state -- maybe using some funds from opioid lawsuit settlements. They also got an update on the explosive growth of the medical ...

Mon EMS becomes accredited W.Va. EMS Educational Institution

April 18, 2023

The West Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services has awarded Monongalia Emergency Medical Services (Mon EMS) a five-year accreditation as an EMS educational institution. “We are very excited to achieve this honor and to continue the growth and development of Emergency Medicine in ...

WVUM Children’s Hospital Emergency Department provides special care for young patients

April 15, 2023

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia children and adolescents can get kid-tailored emergency care at WVU Medicine Children's Emergency Department. “It's a child-friendly environment,” said Curtis Ash, director of clinical operations and nursing at WVUMC. “That's probably the biggest change ...