AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoSafe Drinking Water: West Virginia will spend $3.2 million on testing and home filtration for 5,000 households in McDowell and Mingo counties, where private wells and springs face contamination concerns. The project aims to benefit more than 10,000 residents. Cancer Screening: WVU Medicine’s mobile units will offer lung screenings in four North-Central counties and breast mammograms in four other counties in December. Uninsured residents may qualify for grant-funded screenings; appointments and a physician’s order are required. Affordable Care: Cabin Creek Health Systems warns a planned federal 340B drug-pricing pilot could sharply raise its upfront costs, threatening low-cost prescriptions for uninsured and low-income patients. Healthcare Workforce: A $5.7 million federal grant will fund training for 600 workers in 14 counties, including nursing, phlebotomy and EMT roles. Fairmont State and the West Virginia Primary Care Association also partnered on online credentials for community health center staff. Senior Care: Majestic Care has broken ground on a $17 million, 100-bed nursing home in Fairmont, which will replace the smaller John Manchin Sr. Health Care Center.
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