AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoRural Care: Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced nearly $2.2 million for West Virginia community health centers. The largest award will help build a care-coordination and data network starting with 16 organizations serving 40 counties. Prevention: West Virginia is one of two states where adult obesity rates fell significantly from 2024 to 2025, according to Trust for America’s Health; researchers are examining why. Mobile screening is also heading to rural communities: Bonnie’s Bus offers mammograms Nov. 3–7, while LUCAS provides lung cancer scans Nov. 3–6. Coverage: ACA plan selections in West Virginia fell 17% from last year, with 11,234 of 67,113 enrollees dropping coverage. The state also has the nation’s highest reported monthly premiums, at $1,314. Maternal Health: A new federal NEST program is bringing free newborn and postpartum supply kits to 2,000 West Virginia families. Black Lung: As the disease surges in Appalachia, the Trump administration has halted enforcement of new coal-mine dust rules.
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