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03/13/2020 - My Buckhannon
BUCKHANNON, WV - As the state grapples with the list of rural hospitals shutting its doors or filing for bankruptcy, a local hospital administrator is urging community members to support community hospitals more than ever – especially given that additional closures are predicted in the future.
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03/13/2020 - WBOY by: Rodney Lamp
CLARKSBURG, WV - The West Virginia Hospital Association has released a statement on hospital readiness in the state as it relates to coronavirus.
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03/12/2020 - Modern Healthcare by: Michael Brady
WASHINGTON, DC - The CMS' Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation on Tuesday announced that it would test a new model to reduce Medicare enrollees' out-of-pocket costs for insulin.
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03/12/2020 - Modern Healthcare by: Steven Ross Johnson
WASHINGTON, DC - The country's community health centers are calling on lawmakers to renew federal funding set to expire in May in order to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus.
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03/12/2020 - WBOY by: Larmie Sanyon
MORGANTOWN, WV - WVU Medicine’s Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) has become the first in West Virginia to implant a deep brain stimulation (DBS) device into patients in order to fight epilepsy.
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03/12/2020 - NPR by: Blake Farmer
WASHINGTON, DC - Masks, gloves and other equipment are crucial as health care workers face the COVID-19 outbreak.
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03/12/2020 - Modern Healthcare by: Harris Meyer
WASHINGTON, DC - The Trump administration and state leaders are facing pressure to quickly issue policies enabling state Medicaid programs to more effectively address the coronavirus outbreak.
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