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The Good, the Bad and the Stupid 10

For today’s edition of The Good, the Bad and the Stupid,” we’re going to look at a handful of bills that we consider to be mixed bags: They have both good and bad aspects, and a few have some stupid provisions. In other words, these bills are complicated.  ○ SB 268, relating ...

The PEIA fix is tough medicine

West Virginia’s health insurance program for government employees and their spouses is our state’s version of the “third rail of politics.” It is frequently considered untouchable, like Social Security at the national level. An estimated 230,000 county school and higher education ...

Guest essay: Reimbursing below cost weakens hospitals

by David L. Ramsey Vandalia Health System, made up of Charleston Area Medical Center Health System and Mon Health System, has nine hospitals (plus three affiliated hospitals), 170 ambulatory locations, almost 12,000 employees and more than 1,200 doctors and advanced practice providers. ...