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10/31/2019 - WV Public Broadcasting by: Taylor Sisk
CHARLESTON, WV - Appalachia is, and has been for decades, lagging behind the rest of the nation in a number of health outcomes.
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10/31/2019 - WVVA
BECKLEY, WV - A preliminary hearing will be set within 17 days in the case against the region’s largest private mental health provider.
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10/31/2019 - WVVA
BLUEFIELD, WV - West Virginia has the highest overdose rate in the country and Governor Jim Justice says ‘enough is enough.’
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10/31/2019 - MetroNews by: Alex Thomas
CHARLESTON, WV - The U.S. Senate rejected on Wednesday a resolution to stop the Trump administration from allowing health insurance plans not previously permitted under former President Barack Obama’s health care law.
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10/30/2019 - Modern Healthcare
NEW YORK, NY - The National Council on Disability has issued a new report, calling for more regulation of genetic testing, especially noninvasive prenatal testing.
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10/30/2019 - MetroNews by: Mike Nolting
MORGANTOWN, WV - Representatives with Milan Puskar Health Right have proposed a plan to install containers for disposing of needles and drug paraphernalia in high-risk areas.
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10/30/2019 - Modern Healthcare by: Michael Brady
WASHINGTON, DC - More than 1,500 participating hospitals will receive about $1.9 billion in bonuses for the fiscal year 2020 under the CMS' Hospital Value-based Purchasing Program, the agency revealed on Tuesday.
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