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Advocacy

WVHA effectively represents hospitals’ public policy interests that maintain quality health services for West Virginia communities. 

The WVHA Legislative Committee is responsible for development and implementation of the 2024 Legislative Agenda for the Association.
 

Grassroots Advocacy


Enactment of legislation that supports healthcare in West Virginia depends upon the ability of hospitals to effectively communicate their needs to legislators and policymakers.
 
It is critical that legislators and policymakers have the information they need to understand issues facing the healthcare field as well as to understand the impact those issues have on communities and the jobs people hold in those communities. It is likewise important for constituents to understand the legislative process to effectively educate legislators about healthcare.
 
Those associated with hospitals - employees, medical staff, trustees - have the information legislators need to effectively design policy that will shape the state’s healthcare delivery and financing system.
 
Because grassroots lobbying is the key to any successful legislative effort, the WVHA has developed this manual, The Legislative Guide for Grassroots Advocacy.  The information is designed to provide a better understanding of how the political process works.  It’s also intended to provide the basic tools needed to participate on the grassroots level.
  

Stay Informed

 
WVHA provides regular updates of significant legislative activity at the State Capitol in Charleston and any Call to Action during the 60-Day Regular Session and Interim Period. Below is a summary of WVHA’s published legislative communications.
  • Throughout the year, member hospitals and health systems receive Legislative Updates" summarizing legislative activities and previewing what lies ahead at the Capitol.
  • WVHA also utilizes other forms of regular legislative communication including Call to Action and/or Alerts.
  • Be sure to subscribe to WVHA's Twitter and Facebook pages for updates. 
For more information on how to be included on the email distribution lists of these legislative communications, please contact Whitney Cherry at (304) 353-9717.
 

2023 Legislative Summary

 
Learn about the issues WVHA focused on during the 2023 session of the West Virginia Legislature.  Please see the publications: 2023 WVHA Legislative Summary, 2023 Legislative Recap, and the webinar 2023 WVHA Post-Legislative Session Wrap Up for highlights of the major successes of the WVHA during the 2023 Regular Session and summaries of bills impacting hospitals, health systems and healthcare in West Virginia. To view past Legislative Summaries, please click here.

Contact

 
Tony J. Gregory
Vice President, Legislative Affairs
304.353.9719
tgregory@wvha.org
 
Brandon Hatfield
General Counsel
304.353.9720
bhatfield@wvha.org
 
Whitney Cherry
Coordinator of Communications & Legislative Affairs
304.353.9717
wcherry@wvha.org