West Virginia Public Broadcasting – Medicaid provides free or low-cost health coverage to low-income people, families and children, pregnant women, the elderly and people with disabilities.
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According to the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), West Virginia has the highest percentage of Medicaid enrollment in the U.S., with more than 564,000 people enrolled, or 29 percent of the state’s population in 2017.
According to the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, the Fiscal Year 2025 budget the legislature passed this year underfunded the state’s Medicaid program by about $150 million.
