MORGANTOWN – Bills to cap insulin copays, give the governor and constitutional officers a raise, and to recognize an unborn child as a distinct victim in a DUI-causing-death crash all passed on the last day of the legislative session on Saturday. A few other bills failed to cross the ...
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates pushed through a series of bills on Thursday as it gets ready for the 2023 legislative session to end on Saturday. Among them were a bill to address the Child Protective Service worker shortage and one loosening up certificate of need requirements for ...
Gov. Jim Justice signed a bill Monday dividing the Department of Health and Human Resources into three separate agencies, and agency leaders say they’re ready to start working on the changes. “With the governor’s signature on House Bill 2006, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources is ready to implement and uphold the intent of the West Virginia Legislature,” said Dr. Jeffrey H. Coben, interim secretary for DHHR. “Under the direction of Gov. Justice, we will work to ensure a seamless transition to a new organizational structure over the course of this ...
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates spent nearly an hour debating the Senate bill to cap the copay for insulin and devices for patients with diabetes. Opponents foresee unintended economic consequences. Both sides drew on personal stories of people living with diabetes and other diseases ...
WVRC Media stations throughout West Virginia and its listeners were able to raise $204,000 in last week’s annual radiothon with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Station personnel in Morgantown, Charleston, Clarksburg and Elkins asked listeners over two days to become Partners in Hope with St. Jude. The Memphis, Tenn.-based hospital is a world leader in treatment and research in the areas of childhood cancer and other diseases. “I am just so proud of our on-air staff efforts and thank our loyal listeners for completely getting behind this wonderful case,” WVRC Media ...
MORGANTOWN – State Auditor J.B. McCuskey came to Mon Health Medical Center on Wednesday for a roundtable discussion on health care issues with Mon Health System leaders. The conversation was grounded in what's ahead for PEIA as legislation works through the Legislature, but ranged out to ...
