CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia, which has the nation’s highest rate of babies born dependent on drugs, will now offer Medicaid coverage to treat those babies. The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has approved treatment services in the state for newborns enduring the torme...
West Virginia Barboursville (1) Beckley (3) Belington (1) Berkeley Springs (1) Bluefield (1) Bridgeport (1) Buckhannon (1) Charleston (4) Clarksburg (3) Elkins (2) Fairmont (1) Fayetteville (1) Franklin (1) Grafton (1) Hinton (1) Huntington (4) Kearneysville (1) Logan (1) Madison...
West Virginia Seeks Relief from Medicaid Estate Recovery System.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)Williams, Susan
West Virginia will take its fight over whether its Medicaid program must cover gender-affirming surgeries to the Supreme Court, the state’s Republican attorney general announced Thursday. “Once again, the state of West Virginia is going to the U.S. Supreme Court,” Attorney GeneralP...
Asthma-related healthcare services utilization by African–Americans enrolled in West Virginia Medicaid Over the past 25 years, African–Americans have experienced higher rates of emergency department (ED) visits, hospitalizations, and death due to asthma com......
Resources for housing, transportation, bills, medical, employment, food and other needs for low-income families in West Virginia.
How much does health insurance cost in West Virginia? What type of health insurance marketplace does West Virginia utilize? When can I enroll in an ACA-compliant plan in West Virginia? What is the highest income to qualify for Medicaid in West Virginia? What are the different types of health...
West Virginia undergoes changes throughout its Medicaid program in a 4-year overhaul. (cover story)Reports on the changes in the Medicaid program of West Virginia which will offer fewer benefits for parents and children enrolled in the program. Goals of the state's waiver proposal that was ...
Following the passage of the Federal Deficit Reduction Act in 2005, a few states, including West Virginia, redesigned their Medicaid programs to emphasize personal responsibility and consumer-driven health decisions. The West Virginia program was implemented in 2006 and was subsequently abandoned in 2010...
of the Social Security Act, as amended. State administrative authority for the Medicaid Program is provided pursuant to Chapter 9 of the West Virginia Code. The Bureau for Medical Services (BMS) in the Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) is the single state agency ...