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The Department of Health and Human Resources and the West Virginia University School of Public Health released a major plan this week to improve the state’s healthcare system.
The two agencies recommend that a third, independent nonprofit group be founded. This nonprofit would coordinate state and federal healthcare resources and oversee the transition from fee-for-service payment (you pay based on the services you receive) to value-based healthcare (you pay based on your health outcomes).
The WVU School of Public Health developed the plan on behalf of the DHHR over the course of 18 months. The two agencies submitted the plan to the federal Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, which originally awarded funds for the plan’s development. The CMS federal grant program provides funding so states can develop plans to improve quality of care and reduce costs to consumers. West Virginia received almost 2 million dollars.
Appalachia Health News is a project of West Virginia Public Broadcasting, with support from the Benedum Foundation.
A bill to fund a Tobacco Education Fund in the nation’s most nicotine addicted state failed in the final hours of the 2025 legislative session.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAs federal level grants and cooperative agreements are being cut in Washington D.C., state officials say some program’s funding will be affected, but promise to ensure access to essential health and human services.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn this West Virginia Morning, two lawmakers that are also doctors spoke with Eric Douglas about legislation aimed at providing exemptions to childhood immunizations, and Us & Them looks at the effect of Medicaid cuts on recovery efforts.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn this West Virginia Morning, a discussion of what removing certificates of need would mean for healthcare providers and patients, and voters in the Eastern Panhandle react to the replacement of one of their delegates.
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