Advocacy
WVHA effectively represents hospitals’ public policy interests that maintain quality health services for West Virginia communities.
The WVHA Legislative Committee is responsible for development and implementation of the 2024 Legislative Agenda for the Association.
Grassroots Advocacy
Enactment of legislation that supports healthcare in West Virginia depends upon the ability of hospitals to effectively communicate their needs to legislators and policymakers.
It is critical that legislators and policymakers have the information they need to understand issues facing the healthcare field as well as to understand the impact those issues have on communities and the jobs people hold in those communities. It is likewise important for constituents to understand the legislative process to effectively educate legislators about healthcare.
Those associated with hospitals – employees, medical staff, trustees – have the information legislators need to effectively design policy that will shape the state’s healthcare delivery and financing system.
Because grassroots lobbying is the key to any successful legislative effort, the WVHA has developed this manual, The Legislative Guide for Grassroots Advocacy. The information is designed to provide a better understanding of how the political process works. It’s also intended to provide the basic tools needed to participate on the grassroots level.
Stay Informed
WVHA provides regular updates of significant legislative activity at the State Capitol in Charleston and any Call to Action during the 60-Day Regular Session and Interim Period. Below is a summary of WVHA’s published legislative communications.
- Throughout the year, member hospitals and health systems receive “Legislative Updates” summarizing legislative activities and previewing what lies ahead at the Capitol.
- WVHA also utilizes other forms of regular legislative communication including mobile text alerts.
- Be sure to subscribe to WVHA’s Twitter and Facebook pages for updates.
For more information on how to be included on the email distribution lists of these legislative communications, please contact Whitney Cherry at (304) 353-9717.
2024 Legislative Summary
Learn about the issues WVHA focused on during the 2024 session of the West Virginia Legislature. Please see the publications: 2024 WVHA Legislative Summary, 2024 Legislative Recap, and the webinar 2024 WVHA Post-Legislative Session Wrap Up for highlights of the major successes of the WVHA during the 2024 Regular Session and summaries of bills impacting hospitals, health systems and health care in West Virginia. To view past Legislative Summaries, please click here.