AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoRural Healthcare Boost: Gov. Jim Morrisey announced about $14 million to expand rural healthcare via remote patient monitoring and virtual care, aiming to catch problems earlier and support chronic-condition patients at home and in hospitals. Food Safety & Outbreak Watch: The Cyclospora parasite outbreak keeps widening, with the CDC reporting 6,707 confirmed cases in 45 states and 423 hospitalizations; West Virginia is among the states tied to the lettuce-linked investigation, and lawsuits are now targeting economic losses for consumers. Legal Action Over Lettuce: A West Virginia consumer filed a class action seeking at least $200 against Taco Bell and Taylor Farms over lettuce allegedly linked to the outbreak. Measles Alert: West Virginia confirmed a measles case in Barbour County in an unvaccinated resident; health officials are doing contact tracing and urging clinicians to watch for symptoms. Medicare Payment Fight: West Virginia Rep. Carol Miller joined a push to reverse a Medicare reimbursement cut affecting an office-based skin cancer treatment option, as doctors argue over who gets paid. Stroke Care Recognition: Raleigh General Hospital again earned the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines—Stroke Gold Plus award for sustained, guideline-based stroke treatment.
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