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2025 West Virginia Snapshot
The Healthcare Affordability Snapshot provides legislators, consumer advocates, regulators and other stakeholders a tool to compare their state’s health policies across other states. The categories examined in this resource explore a variety of policy options that have previously appeared in the Scorecard, as well as additional policies that impact health care affordability. Policies were selected […]
Read MoreWest Virginia Rural Health Fund may fall short of federal health care cuts
West Virginia officials have submitted an application for the federal Rural Health Transformation Fund, which could provide the state with more than $100 million annually over the next five years to bolster rural health care, reports WTAP. However, analysts say that the temporary funding dwarfs the $1 billion per year in federal Medicaid cuts the state is […]
Read MoreFederal Program Won’t Cover Medicaid Funding Loss to West Virginia Hospitals
Despite receiving up to $100 million a year for five-years under the Rural Health Transformation Project created by the 2025 Budget Reconciliation Bil (“OBBB”), West Virginia hospitals are expected to lose more than $1 billion annually in Medicaid funding when the Act’s cuts take full effect, reports West Virginia Watch. Hospital leaders warn that reduced resources could […]
Read MoreWV County Becomes First Local Government to Adopt ICHRA for Employees
In Monongalia County, West Virginia, the county commission unanimously voted to cancel its traditional group health insurance plan with Highmark West Virginia effective December 31, 2025, and to move to an individual-coverage health reimbursement arrangement (ICHRA) for its approximately 265 employees WAJR. Under the new model, the county will cover nearly 98 % of premiums, and employees […]
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A survey of more than 1,100 adults from West Virginia and Surrounding Appalachian Counties (WVSAC), conducted from September 26 to November 4, 2022, found that: Altarum’s Consumer Healthcare Experience State Survey (CHESS) is designed to elicit respondents’ unbiased views on a wide range of health system issues, including confidence using the health system, financial burden […]
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The Health Care Value Hub’s 2026 Health Care Affordability State Policy Snapshot provides legislators, consumer advocates, regulators and other stakeholders with a tool to compare their state’s health policies across other states. The Snapshot explores policies impacting health care affordability across four domains: Policies were selected based on whether they have the potential to impact health care affordability or access to […]
Read MoreWest Virginia Snapshot 2024
The 2024 Healthcare Affordability Snapshot provides legislators, consumer advocates, regulators and other stakeholders a tool to compare their state’s health policies across other states. The categories examined in this resource explore a variety of policy options that have previously appeared in the Scorecard, as well as additional policies that impact health care affordability. Policies were […]
Read MoreClinic Highlights Major Need for Affordable Medical Care in West Virginia
More than 500 people in need of medical care showed up for free treatment Saturday at West Virginia Health Right’s first ever #WeCareWV day, reports WV Public Broadcasting. Health Right CEO Angie Settle says the response indicates how desperately West Virginia’s working poor need affordable medical care. Dental and vision care were the most requested […]
Read MoreMany Privately-Insured Respondents in the West Virginia and Surrounding Appalachian Counties (WVSAC) Region Receive Unexpected Medical Bills; Nearly One-Half Unhappy with Resolution, May Not Understand Options for Assistance
Unexpected medical bills are surprisingly common. They can take many forms, from higher-than-expected charges, to bills from unexpected doctors, to bills from out-of-network providers when patients thought they were in-network. Although the No Surprises Act went into effect in January 2022, consumers continue to receive surprise medical bills, indicating that there is still work to […]
Read MoreRespondents in the West Virginia and Surrounding Appalachian Counties Region Bear Healthcare Affordability Burdens Unequally; Distrust of/Disrespect by Healthcare Providers Leads Some to Delay/Go Without Needed Care
Respondents in the West Virginia and Surrounding Appalachian Counties Region Bear Healthcare Affordability Burdens Unequally; Distrust of/Disrespect by Healthcare Providers Leads Some to Delay/Go Without Needed Care A survey of more than 1,100 adult respondents from the West Virginia and Surrounding Appalachian Counties (WVSAC) Region,1 conducted from September 26 to November 4, 2022, found that: Differences […]
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