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Ellen Allen: The foundation of WV economy is health care (Opinion)
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (197+ words) Gazette-Mail political columnist Phil Kabler recently wrote about data centers being the final decimation of West Virginia. Perhaps he is right. However, I suggest that the $1 trillion in health care cuts over the next decade may be the ultimate killer....
PEIA finance board proposes premium increases for fiscal year 2027
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (690+ words) West Virginia Public Employee Insurance Agency Finance Board members (from left) Michael Cook, William Milam, Jason Myers, Amanda Meadows, acting-Chairwoman Sarah Long and Director Brian Cunningham listen to speakers condemn proposed cost increases during a public hearing in Charleston on…...
Medicaid enrollment drop and cost warning signs flash for WV from GOP budget law
6+ mon, 4+ day ago (1400+ words) West Virginia lawmakers have fresh evidence that historically deep Medicaid cuts approved by Congress " including West Virginia's four-member congressional delegation " via the One Big Beautiful Bill Act enacted in July will be costly in West Virginia. That evidence is in…...
Investment firm to purchase four state-run care facilities in WV for $60 M
8+ mon, 5+ day ago (424+ words) This is a composite image of, clockwise from top left: Jackie Withrow Hospital in Beckley; Lakin Hospital in West Columbia, Mason County; John Manchin Jr. Health Care Center in Fairmont; and Hopemont Hospital in Terra Alta, Preston County. The state…...
Florida's Workers" Comp Rate Cuts: Are Southern States Putting Savings Over Safety?
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (597+ words) This post was paid for by an advertiser. The Gazette-Mail newsroom was not involved in its creation. Florida is set to reduce workers" compensation insurance rates by 1% in 2025, continuing a long trend of declining costs for employers. This ongoing decrease…...