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CHARLESTON, WV - One more candidate has joined the race for the state Supreme Court, which will have at least one new justice next year.

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CHARLESTON, WV - Over the last few years, West Virginia lawmakers have passed dozens of bills, creating policy and changing existing code, in an effort to respond to the state’s drug crisis.

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CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia health offices have released a framework for addressing the drug crisis over the next three years, with an emphasis on treatment, access and improving options of care.

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WASHINGTON, DC - The CMS on Wednesday refreshed the overall hospital quality star ratings on Hospital Compare using the current methodology as it works to potentially change the program.

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WASHINGTON, DC - HHS on Tuesday lifted a limit on fees that providers and companies are allowed to charge when a patient requests to send their health data to a third party after a federal judge nixed the policy.

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WASHINGTON, DC - The CMS Thursday unveiled an optional demonstration initiative that would allow states to extend Medicaid coverage to adults that don't quality otherwise in exchange for capped funding.

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WASHINGTON, DC - Drug overdose deaths fell for the first time in 28 years in 2018, a sign of progress in the fight against the opioid epidemic, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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