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WASHINGTON, DC - A bipartisan group of four prominent congressional leaders asked HHS Secretary Alex Azar on Wednesday to quickly send more provider relief grant money to providers that serve large shares of Medicaid patients.

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CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia is under way with the coronavirus testing of inmates and staff across the corrections system.

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WASHINGTON, DC - HHS changed the rules for $50 billion in provider COVID-19 relief grants the day before providers are required to submit financial information to receive their full share of payments, according to the department's website.

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WASHINGTON, DC - Telehealth spending could grow to $250 billion a year as COVID-19 paves the way for virtual and remote care, according to new research.

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CHARLESTON, WV - The CEO at Charleston Area Medical Center says the systems hospitals are coming back, but they’re not there yet.

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MORGANTOWN, WV - The medical director of Sundale Long-Term Care and Rehabilitation in Morgantown received a $30,000 grant from the West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute to study how long former COVID-19 patients may be immune to the virus.

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CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia's COVID-19 czar on Monday issued a warning to state residents: The current state of the pandemic may, in many ways, be the "trickiest" for our rural state and its vulnerable residents.

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