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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
… trans care with fewer drugs and surgeries, called … gender identity.
Before offering drugs or surgery, guidelines call … dysphoria.
West Virginia attorneys said the US Centers for Medicare & … 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 many … care for the most vulnerable West Virginia citizens.
Medicaid covers 53 percent … of nursing home residents in West Virginia, including Medicare beneficiaries who rely on …
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Medicare Part D
17 Apr 2024 19:57 GMT
… PDP available in Pennsylvania and West Virginia (unweighted by plan enrollment). In … the number of high-cost drugs, drug price increases, and a change … and existing medications, and trends in Medicare beneficiaries’ out-of-pocket drug spending.
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Drug treatment crisis grows in West Virginia, but state just looks toward more punishment
11 Mar 2024 10:53 GMT
… 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 … summer, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services admonished the …
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Where does the Supreme Court stand on gender-affirming care bans?
02 May 2024 21:29 GMT
… . With regard to that case, West Virginia plans to — and would need … mandate that hospitals that accept Medicare funding provide abortions in medical … care. “Overnight, access to these medications has now changed because of …
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West Virginia hospitals working to address staffing shortages, price hikes
12 Feb 2024 01:18 GMT
… nursing positions nationwide and West Virginia is feeling that impact … treated at a West Virginia hospital are on Medicare, Medicaid or PEIA … average nursing salary in West Virginia is about 10-20 … last week about high prescription drug costs in the U. …
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Miller launches candidacy for 98th District in West Virginia House of Delegates
07 Feb 2024 09:47 GMT
… Democratic Executive Committee and the West Virginia State Democratic Executive Committee, he … nonprofit committed to lowering prescription drug prices based in Washington, D … worked on expanding and improving Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.
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Popular weight loss drugs remain out of reach for many who need them
15 Mar 2024 21:18 GMT
… written nationwide for the drug in 2023 showed. According … due to West Virginia covering the cost of the medications for … unfair.”
Will Medicare ever cover weight loss drugs?
Cabandugama, of … cover the drugs after the Food and Drug Administration expanded …
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Thousands of Wisconsinites Risk Muscle Mass Loss with New Weight loss Drugs, Warns Expert
12 Mar 2024 18:39 GMT
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2. North Dakota: 96
3. West Virginia: 95
4. Mississippi: 92
5 … many insurance plans, including Medicare, not covering obesity medications, patients are frequently … be prohibitively expensive.
Furthermore, the drugs are not commonly stocked in …
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What’s the Matter with West Virginia: Culture War or Class War?
09 Jan 2024 16:40 GMT
… that have older voters on Medicare, lower-income voters, and voters … , Medicaid for Long-Term-Care, Medicare Premium Assistance Programs, Non-Emergency … :
“Not surprisingly, abandoning West Virginia to the pharmaceutical drug pushers gave the state …