Renate Pore: Health Reform Helps Thousands of W.Va. Seniors

Renate Pore: Health reform helps thousands of W.Va. seniors

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Health reform is working for West Virginia seniors. Since passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, West Virginia seniors on Medicare have saved almost $ 60 million on prescription drug costs. This year alone 28,700 seniors saved …
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Teachers concerned with PEIA

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Christine Campbell, president of American Federation of Teachers, West Virginia, commented, “We have seen no pay increase for four of the last give years. We cannot afford more benefit cuts like specialty drugs. The elimination of retirement subsidy …
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What to do about ER overuse

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"If people have good care management and learn how to take better care of themselves, they don't need to go to the ER much," said Pat White, director of Charleston's free clinic, West Virginia Health Right. Only one of her clinic's 22,000 uninsured …
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Chestnut Ridge Center Celebrates 25 Years Of Service

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For the 44th year, the United Mine Workers of America is holding a memorial service marking the 1968 coal mine explosion that killed 78 West Virginia miners. For the 44th year, the United Mine Workers of … Several West Virginia organizations are …
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