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CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia EMS Coalition are going to request $10 million in the anticipated May special legislative session for what they describe as needed programs.

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CHARLESTON, WV - Gov. Jim Justice announced Friday that West Virginia will not face a clawback of $465 million in COVID-19 money from the U.S. Department of Education, alleviating concerns raised by state lawmakers during the final days of the legislative session in March.

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CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia's IDD Waiver program, aiding people with disabilities to live independently, faced scrutiny from lawmakers due to a $10 million budget cut.

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MORGANTOWN, WV - WVU Medicine will be building new facilities in Morgantown and Elkins while expanding services in Fairmont, Bluefield and Princeton with nearly $400 million in investments.

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CHARLESTON, WV - State officials acknowledged this week that in recent years West Virginia spent millions of dollars less than was allocated for waiver programs meant to support people with disabilities, instead shifting dollars to expenses like covid-19 testing or contract nursing.

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CHARLESTON, WV - Over the past year, as the programs returned to pre-pandemic eligibility rules, more than 200,000 West Virginians were removed from the Medicaid or the Child Health Insurance Program, state data shows.

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CHARLESTON, WV - Just three years ago, EMS provider numbers across the state were down a third.

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