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WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) secured funding for top West Virginia priorities in the minibus spending package that was passed by the Senate today.

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CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Tim Armstead is the next chief justice of the Mountain State’s highest court, marking a return to a previous longstanding practice within the court.

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CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia has the highest age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths involving opioids, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

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HUNTINGTON, WV - Cabell Huntington Hospital (CHH) was recognized by the West Virginia Hospital Association (WVHA) for outstanding work in the Commitment to Excellence Honors Program. CHH received Gold Honors for patient safety and quality.

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ROANOKE, WV - Mon Health Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital was recently honored at a CORE (Center for Organ Recovery and Education) luncheon at Stonewall Resort with a platinum award for the 2019 CORE campaign.

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HUNTINGTON, WV - Kevin Fowler, president at Cabell Huntington Hospital, was appointed West Virginia Hospital Association (WVHA) board chairman.

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WASHINGTON, DC - The equity of the healthcare industry’s population health management care has been called into question after researchers found that a widely used algorithm sold by Optum dramatically underestimated the health needs of the sickest black patients.

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