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Appeals judges say states MUST pay for sex-change surgeries - West Virginia's AG vows to take fight to the Supreme Court
29 Apr 2024 20:32 GMT
… employee health plan and West Virginia Medicaid.
Judge Roger Gregory, … trans care with fewer drugs and surgeries, called … gender identity.
Before offering drugs or surgery, guidelines call … trans drugs since 2017.
After the ruling, West Virginia plaintiff …
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West Virginia lawmakers must fund fully Medicaid
25 Apr 2024 11:00 GMT
… to medical services including prescription drugs, private nursing care, and … vulnerable West Virginia citizens.
Medicaid covers 53 percent of all children in West Virginia, … in West Virginia, including Medicare beneficiaries who rely on Medicaid for …
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Report: Procedural reasons driving WV kids' loss in health coverage
07 May 2024 07:28 GMT
… 62,000 West Virginia kids have been dis-enrolled in Medicaid and the … their parents no longer qualify. West Virginia is one of seven states … miss out on getting the medications they need - be it … their asthma or an ADHD medication. And that really sets them …
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Appeals court: WV Medicaid policy banning coverage for gender-affirming surgeries discriminatory
29 Apr 2024 22:24 GMT
… surgeries, which are covered by West Virginia Medicaid for diagnoses like cancer and … outlawed since 2004. Coverage for medication, including pubertal modulating and hormone … showing that access to such medications decreases suicidality, depression and more …
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Advocates, Lawmakers Worry For Future Of Medicaid In W.Va.
25 Apr 2024 16:25 GMT
… Foundation (KFF), West Virginia has the highest percentage of Medicaid enrollment in the … funded Medicaid, according to Kelly Allen, executive director of the West Virginia Center … “That’s things like prescription drugs, substance use treatment, physical and …
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Op-ed: Non-opioid pain medications will help West Virginia fight overdose crisis
23 Mar 2024 04:22 GMT
… U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
These new types … turning to other illicit drugs like heroin and fentanyl. … including PEIA and Medicaid. Non-opioid medications are new and … the executive director of The West Virginia Rural Health Association.
Today…
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One-third of West Virginians may soon have a harder time getting health care after lawmakers declined to fully fund Medicaid
11 Apr 2024 11:27 GMT
… , West Virginia officials will be forced to dramatically cut the state’s Medicaid … and prescription drugs.
They could also pay providers who accept Medicaid patients … Sutphin, executive director of the West Virginia Rural Health Association, the cuts …
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Drug treatment crisis grows in West Virginia, but state just looks toward more punishment
11 Mar 2024 10:53 GMT
… much money to qualify for Medicaid. In West Virginia, this change was compounded … hard drugs, Omps suddenly found herself in withdrawal from the medication that … —and the distribution of clean drug supplies. West Virginia lawmakers also have repeatedly …
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Preston (West Virginia) grand jury brings DUI with death charges in Jeep crash case
07 Mar 2024 18:41 GMT
KINGWOOD, W.Va. (WV News) — A Terra Alta man who crashed a Jeep into a creek, killing two passengers, has been indicted by Preston County grand jurors, according to Prosecutor Jay Shay.
Christopher Linn Smith, 52, is facing two counts alleging driving …
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Meet finalists for the ‘Oscars of public service:’ the Sammie Awards
06 May 2024 01:10 GMT
… drug review process to expand access to generic medicines and promising medications … Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Department of … for Medicare and Medicaid Services to create … Maryland, and Kearneysville, West Virginia
Developed a new system …