by Lori Kersey, West Virginia WatchFebruary 7, 2024 The West Virginia House of Delegates on Wednesday unanimously passed a bill that would allow the state’s Medicaid recipients to get dentures without…
By: Ellen Allen – DECEMBER 28, 2023 6:00 AM West Virginia has removed 118,000 residents from Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) since its eligibility review began this spring. That…
Photo caption: Cindy Beane, commissioner for the state Bureau for Medical Services, talks to lawmakers about Medicaid’s projected $114 million shortfall for fiscal year 2025 on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023,…
BY: LORI KERSEY – NOVEMBER 2, 2023 5:55 AM Open enrollment started Wednesday for people who get their health insurance on the federal government’s health insurance Marketplace, healthcare.gov. The plans, established through the Affordable…
BY: LORI KERSEY – OCTOBER 24, 2023 6:00 AM Beginning this month, Medicare beneficiaries can review and change their health insurance coverage for the upcoming year. Open enrollment for the federal health insurance program…
BY: LORI KERSEY – SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 5:55 AM The state of West Virginia will restore health coverage to approximately 5,500 children who were wrongly removed from the Medicaid rolls because of an…
Fewer than 8,000 children affected, state officials say BY: LORI KERSEY – SEPTEMBER 25, 2023 5:58 AM As states return to pre-pandemic eligibility rules for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, up…
BY: CAITY COYNE – SEPTEMBER 22, 2023 6:00 AM All four of West Virginia’s federally elected officials called on the national Centers for Medicare & Medicaid services this week to implement a new…
COMMENTARY: KELLI CASEMAN AUGUST 31, 2023 5:57 AM Since May, over 50,000 West Virginians have lost their health insurance. Over 17,000 of them were kids. And their families may not even…
