AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoRural Health Funding: West Virginia will receive more than $202 million in the second year of the federal Rural Health Transformation Program, bringing its two-year total above $401 million to support access, hospitals and rural health needs. Diabetes Care: A separate nearly $17 million in state program awards will fund diabetes prevention and monitoring, care coordination, remote health tools and rural workforce training. Insurance Costs: PEIA is proposing premium increases of 2% to 24% for public employees, with most state plans—including teachers’ coverage—facing a 2% rise; benefit changes could also mean higher copays or deductibles. Lung Health: WVU Medicine’s mobile lung cancer screening unit will visit five clinics in Pendleton, Randolph, Upshur and Ritchie counties in December; eligible uninsured residents may qualify for grant-funded scans. Black Lung: A new documentary spotlights the disease’s resurgence in Central Appalachia, reporting that one in three veteran coal miners in the region has it. Youth Mental Health: WVU Medicine has rebranded and partnered with the former Orchard Park Hospital as Healthy Minds–Kids, an inpatient mental health resource for children and adolescents.
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