by Joyce Kendrick One thing I was grateful for during the pandemic was masks — and not just for safety reasons. I’m on Medicare for disability, which […]
Tag: medicaid
Guest essay: What is Medicaid and WV CHIP renewal?
Here’s what you need to know By Tadd Haynes Three years ago, the federal government declared a Public Health Emergency (PHE) in response to COVID-19 that […]
Legislature’s math isn’t adding up
The House of Delegates Finance Committee advanced a $4.6 billion budget Wednesday, but it doesn’t account for upcoming changes to PEIA nor a compromise on tax cuts. […]
AG Morrisey provides progress report on Medicaid Fraud Control Unit transferred to his office in 2019
MORGANTOWN — Attorney General Patrick Morrisey offered a first look at the work of the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit that was transferred to his office in 2019. […]
Hospital challenges mount as costs, inflation rise
by Jim Kaufman For over two years since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, West Virginia’s hospitals and their physicians, nurses, caregivers and teams have been on […]
Avoid going broke from medical bills
by Erin Lowry There have been a few times in my life when I’ve had a concerning health issue but skipped visiting the doctor. I’m not the […]
WVU symposium offers views on the prevalence and harm of health care fraud
TO REPORT health-care fraud: 800-HHS-TIPS (447-8477); tips.hhs.gov; TTY at 800-377-4950 MORGANTOWN – A panel of experts gathered at WVU’s law school Thursday morning to talk about how […]
GOP can be for Medicaid expansion
by Sara Pequeño More than 1 in 10 people in North Carolina are living without health insurance. They’re working in construction, retail or manufacturing. They’re cooks and […]
People talk about the cost of that big federal bill but don’t know what’s in it
by Michael Hiltzik The most glaring flaw in media coverage of Washington is that it focuses heavily on process and seldom on substance. That’s certainly been the […]
W.Va. shouldn’t deny transgender people health care
Last week, Lambda Legal added two more plaintiffs to its lawsuit, Fain v. Crouch, challenging West Virginia’s new law denying gender-confirming health care for transgender individuals who […]
