AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoElder Care Tragedy: A West Virginia woman, 75, is charged after police say she left her legally blind, dementia-stricken husband on a toilet for more than 19 hours before he died, with investigators alleging no food, water, or medications during the ordeal. Public Health Access: WVU Medicine’s LUCAS mobile lung cancer screening unit is scheduled to stop in Summers, Greenbrier and Ritchie counties in October, offering low-dose CT scans with appointments required in advance and options for insured and qualifying uninsured patients. Cancer Care Coverage Costs: A West Virginia C-SPAN caller says Medicare insulin costs jumped from about $6 for a 28-day supply to $80 at CVS, highlighting ongoing affordability pressure for people with diabetes. Environmental Health & Lawsuits: Residents near Chemours’ Wood County operations are proposing a class-action lawsuit alleging PFAS contamination damaged homes and land for years, after earlier pollution challenges. Community Health & Safety: Kanawha County’s I-79 South reopened after a fatal early-morning crash, while local firefighters rescued and later adopted a kitten trapped in a wall cavity. Health Policy Watch: A federal push for mandatory healthcare cybersecurity rules is back in Congress after the Change Healthcare ransomware disruption.
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