Senate completes prison bill, “Feed to Achieve Act,” and more
Tick tock goes the clock. The state Senate is burning through bills in these last hours of the session. Here’s a quick roundup of bills headed to the governor’s desk, with some links to some Daily Mail...
View ArticleLunchtime rundown: Medicare data released, Rahall seeks re-election
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid released new data detailing the 100 most common medical procedures at hospitals nationwide, how much hospitals charge Medicare for those services and how much...
View ArticleLunchtime rundown: Hydrocodone tops Medicare prescriptions, House looks for a...
Earlier this month, the nonprofit investigative journalism website ProPublica released a database of prescriptions covered by Medicare Part D in 2010. The database provides drug-by-drug,...
View ArticleLunchtime rundown: Miley shuffles leadership team, PEIA way under budget and...
Here’s something you don’t often see in state government: the Public Employees Insurance Agency is operating far under budget through May. Most of that surplus was caused by lagging medical expense...
View ArticleLunchtime rundown: Mingo indictments drop, WVU hires “The Cleaner” and more
We’re following some breaking news this morning regarding high-ranking Mingo County officials, including a county commissioner. Click here for a brief story. Keep checking www.dailymail.com throughout...
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Lunchtime rundown: Morrisey expresses Obamacare worries, WV Radio disputes...
Attorney General Patrick Morrisey Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and 12 other Republican lawyers-in-chief are raising concerns about “navigators” hired to help folks enroll in the healthcare...
View ArticleTomblin: State employees to be eligble for CHIP coverage
State employees could soon be eligible to enroll their children in a state health care program, according to an announcement today from Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin. Tomblin announced the state is seeking a...
View ArticleLunchtime rundown: West Virginia Poll show Manchin approval rating drop,...
The most recent edition of the West Virginia Poll finds U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin‘s popularity in the Mountain State has declined precipitously, just since the beginning of the year. Manchin’s approval...
View ArticleNational Republican group praises Morrisey’s focus on Obamacare
The Republican Attorneys General Association released a video on Thursday supporting Attorney General Patrick Morrisey‘s recent actions toward groups responsible for hiring Affordable Care Act...
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Lunchtime rundown: Miley unsure about Turnpike bonds, WVians likely will pay...
We’ll start off today’s rundown with a story from Daily Mail business editor Jared Hunt. New data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services shows West Virginians enrolling in the new health...
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Sen. Joe Manchin wants Obamacare’s individual mandate delayed
Sen. Joe Manchin Sen. Joe Manchin said he opposes the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate, a section of the law requiring all U.S. citizens have health insurance coverage, but would not support a...
View ArticleLunchtime rundown: Roll out the marketplace
We’re less than 12 hours away from the opening of the Health Insurance Marketplace, which is actually just a fancy name for a website intended to provide a quick, easy way for uninsured folks to sign...
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Federal employees keep health insurance during shutdown
This is the only photo illustration I could think of. It has now been a week since the U.S. government entered partial shutdown mode, causing thousands of federal employees in West Virginia to be...
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Lunchtime rundown: Few sign up for unemployment, Manchin wants insurance...
Sen. Joe Manchin wants the Obama administration to delay the Affordable Care Act’s personal mandate — the section of the law requiring everyone to get health insurance, or face a tax penalty — by one...
View ArticleLunchtime rundown: State stands by healthcare exchange decision, Kessler...
The federal government’s health insurance marketplace, Healthcare.gov, continues to experience problems despite assurances from the Obama administration it is fixing issues with the website. Some...
View ArticleFact check: NRSC might be overestimating health insurance drops
The National Republican Senatorial Committee today sent out a press release, claiming Secretary of State Natalie Tennant would “run on Obamacare” in her 2014 campaign for U.S. Senate, which included a...
View ArticleAbout 4,000 West Virginians complete Healthcare.gov signups
Just 174 West Virginians signed up for private health insurance plans through Healthcare.gov between Oct. 1 and Nov. 2, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on...
View ArticleLunchtime rundown: how big is W.Va.’s individual marketplace?
We’ve all heard the news about people losing their individually-purchased health insurance as a result of the Affordable Care Act,but estimates vary on how many West Virginians could be affected by the...
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