West Virginians for Affordable Health Care

West Virginians for Affordable Health Care WVAHC is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, afforda

West Virginians for Affordable Health Care mission is to bring a consumer voice to public policy so that every West Virginian has quality, affordable health care and the opportunity to lead an informed, healthy and productive life. We achieve our mission by working with partners to identify and advocate for positive public policy change, developing and coordinating innovative public education prog

rams, protecting and preserving programs that serve our mission, and assisting individual consumers in navigating the health care system.

The governor signed a Republican-sponsored bill bringing the Blue Envelope Program to West Virginia
04/02/2026

The governor signed a Republican-sponsored bill bringing the Blue Envelope Program to West Virginia

Gov. Morrisey signed a bill establishing the Blue Envelope Program, which aims to help people with disabilities during police stops.

ICYMI: “The FDA determined that we failed to meet the clinical image quality standards established by our facility’s ac...
04/02/2026

ICYMI: “The FDA determined that we failed to meet the clinical image quality standards established by our facility’s accreditation body, the American College of Radiology, as required by the FDA.”

By Stephen Baldwin, RealWV WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WV -- In a letter to patients dated March 23, Dr. Henry Setliff told patients that the Food & Drug

The West Virginia Supreme Court has already placed a stay on lower court activity surrounding the vaccine exemptions cas...
04/02/2026

The West Virginia Supreme Court has already placed a stay on lower court activity surrounding the vaccine exemptions case, meaning that Judge Froble’s ruling is on hold while the appeal goes forward.

The charter school board is not a central party to the case, but would be submitting a legal brief to express its position. Many such briefs are likely to be filed.

SB 392 will take effect in mid-June.
04/01/2026

SB 392 will take effect in mid-June.

Governor pushed for 10 percent.

“It is entirely predictable that all of these burdensome reviews that the federal government is forcing upon states woul...
04/01/2026

“It is entirely predictable that all of these burdensome reviews that the federal government is forcing upon states would yield no pay dirt,” Cuello said. “The states had already done the reviews once, and CMS was just making them reverify the same information they had already checked. Making states go through the same bureaucratic process twice is incredibly wasteful and inefficient.”

Federal health officials have ordered states to reverify the immigration status of hundreds of thousands of Medicaid enrollees. After seven months, findings from five states show the reviews have uncovered few immigrants without legal status who are improperly receiving benefits.

The new law, which will take effect June 10, will allow plan members who have been approved for a course of treatment to...
04/01/2026

The new law, which will take effect June 10, will allow plan members who have been approved for a course of treatment to pursue an alternative, medically appropriate treatment of equal or lesser value without the need for another approval from the state-based health plan.

On Tuesday, the state's Republican governor signed a bill that aims to curb the harms of insurance denials.

The policy changes are part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that President Donald Trump signed into law last year. Wes...
04/01/2026

The policy changes are part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that President Donald Trump signed into law last year. West Virginia’s entire congressional delegation — all Republicans — voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which the Congressional Budget Office estimates will cut federal spending on health care by $1 trillion over 10 years and lead to 10 million people losing health coverage.

Up to 75,000 West Virginians will lose their Medicaid coverage in 2028 under new work requirements beginning next year.

“We didn’t really see them make the changes they promised us,” said Amy Margolies, a Tucker County resident. “When it co...
03/31/2026

“We didn’t really see them make the changes they promised us,” said Amy Margolies, a Tucker County resident. “When it comes down to it, I feel like there were a lot of promises made that were empty promises. You need to follow your words with actions. The words don’t mean anything unless you actually do something.”

As people across West Virginia brace for how proposed data centers will alter their communities and their lives, state lawmakers took no substantial action this legislative session to mitigate the harms residents fear the developments could bring. Though numerous bills were introduced by both Republ...

A statement from West Virginia University indicates one program on the chopping block is Nourish WV. This program brings...
03/31/2026

A statement from West Virginia University indicates one program on the chopping block is Nourish WV. This program brings together “local farmers and health care systems, ensuring that fresh, mountain-state food reaches vulnerable communities while providing fair pricing for farmers.”

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has canceled a large grant program that has provided millions of dollars in annual funding to West Virginia.

“Closure is the worst-case scenario, but it also doesn’t preclude hospitals from having to make really tough decisions a...
03/31/2026

“Closure is the worst-case scenario, but it also doesn’t preclude hospitals from having to make really tough decisions about cutting services that might be essential to those communities but are just no longer financially viable,” O’Grady said.

Together, the hospitals provide care for nearly 7 million patients across the U.S., according to the analysis.

West Virginia, Oregon and New Mexico are the three states that will see the most people disenrolled from Medicaid as a r...
03/31/2026

West Virginia, Oregon and New Mexico are the three states that will see the most people disenrolled from Medicaid as a result of changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill. All three states are expected to see a decline of more than 20 percent in their Medicaid rolls.

The full impact of changes to Medicaid won't come into perspective until 2027. RAND researchers estimated how many could lose coverage in each state.

The report, released this week by the Urban Institute with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, projects tha...
03/30/2026

The report, released this week by the Urban Institute with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, projects that in 2028, between 4.9 million and 10.1 million people will lose coverage as a result of the federal policy changes included in the broad tax and spending measure President Donald Trump signed last summer.

All 41 states that expanded Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act will see fewer people covered due to new federal work requirements and more frequent eligibility checks. But the percentage of recipients who lose coverage will vary greatly from state to state, depending on how state off...

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