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Department of Human Services, Christina Mullins
11+ hour, 19+ min ago (132+ words) herald-dispatch.com WV DoHS using $8M in TANF money to pay for broken online database West Virginia is using nearly $8 million in federal anti-poverty dollars to pay for its long-troubled and broken online database system. Sorry, an error occurred. Account processing…...
Get Your Kids Ready to Go Back-to-School with Affordable Health Coverage
3+ week, 1+ day ago (282+ words) (Feature Impact) Once school starts, life moves fast. There is homework, practices, permission slips, and early mornings. Before the calendar fills up, take a moment to make sure your child has health coverage for the year ahead. Free or low-cost…...
WV among states where hospitals charge commercial insurance plans the most, study says
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (1370+ words) West Virginia hospitals charge commercial insurance prices that are among the highest in the United States, according to a report released Thursday. According to the report, West Virginia hospitals charged on average prices that are 337% of the rate that Medicare…...
Medicaid work requirements, redeterminations will cause up to 75K to lose their health care in WV
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (670+ words) Between 40,000 and 75,000 West Virginians will lose their Medicaid coverage in 2028 under new work requirements and more frequent eligibility checks going into effect beginning next year, according to a study released last week. State policies will help determine whether the decline…...
Other editors: Corporate welfare for hospitals raises health care costs
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (367+ words) The Washington Post published this editorial on April 18. It was distributed by the Assciated Press. Hospitals are not as unpopular as other health care sectors, such as drug manufacturers and insurance companies. But like other businesses, they are prone to…...
Jessica Towhey: Nonprofits hospitals act like big business; Congress should step in (Opinion)
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (509+ words) These stories are becoming the face of a growing national outcry. While more than 2,900 U.S. hospitals hold tax-exempt status as nonprofits, critics argue they have undergone a “mission drift,” prioritizing aggressive expansion, lavish marketing, and high-margin profits over the charity care…...
PEIA board approves 3% rate increases for 2027
8+ mon, 6+ day ago (531+ words) The Public Employees Insurance Agency is proposing increasing premiums again for the 2027 fiscal year. West Virginia state employees will see another increase in their health insurance costs beginning this summer. Read more at West Virginia Watch. The finance board for…...
Dozens turn out for PEIA rate hike hearing in Charleston
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (802+ words) The Public Employees Insurance Agency finance board hears concerns over proposed rate hikes during a public hearing Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, at the Culture Center in Charleston, West Virginia. More than a dozen people voiced their concerns over the latest proposed health…...
Retired WV state employees hit with PEIA premium hike
11+ mon, 5+ day ago (990+ words) West Virginia PEIA Finance Board members (left to right) Michael Cook, William “Bill” Milam, Jason Myers, Amanda Meadows, Acting Chairperson Sarah Long, and Director Brian Cunningham listen to speakers condemn the proposed cost increases during a West Virginia PEIA public…...
PEIA finance board proposes premium increases for fiscal year 2027
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (630+ words) The Public Employees Insurance Agency is proposing increasing premiums again for the 2027 fiscal year. West Virginia’s public employees would see their health insurance costs increase yet again next year under a proposal outlined Thursday. The finance board of the West…...