West Virginia MetroNews, WCHS – Amid nearly one-third of West Virginians relying on Medicaid, the state-federal affordable healthcare insurance program could face over a $100 million dollar shortfall if lawmakers don’t act.
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State healthcare experts met on Monday morning in Charleston advocating for West Virginia legislators to vote to preserve and protect Medicaid in the state just in time for Medicaid Awareness Month.
Monday’s press conference included remarks from the Executive Director of West Virginians for Affordable Health Care, Ellen Allen, West Virginia Rural Health Association Executive Director Rich Sutphin, and Health Policy Analyst Rhonda Rogombe with the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy.
