AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoCourts & Opioids: The 4th Circuit ruled Express Scripts is entitled to a jury trial in a lawsuit brought by 120 local West Virginia governments alleging the PBM helped fuel the opioid crisis. Rural Health Funding: Gov. Morrisey announced $62 million in rural health funding through the Rural Health Transformation Program, aimed at recruiting, training, and retaining clinicians plus expanding telehealth and reducing admin burdens. Workforce Pipeline: United Hospital Center named its inaugural Rural Scholars to tackle West Virginia’s physician shortage, pairing medical students with a streamlined path into UHC’s family medicine residency. VA Infrastructure: Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center received federal dollars for continued maintenance and modernization, including repairs and upgrades to keep facilities safe and efficient. Local EMS Boost: Barbour County is getting a new ambulance authority station designed to improve response times, expand training space, and serve as an emergency shelter and distribution site during disasters. Public Safety Tragedy: State police released details after a fatal crash in Princeton involving a passenger vehicle and a transit bus, with two deaths and the bus driver flown for treatment.
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