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Health & Science Jack Walker, Apr. 28, 2025

WVU Medicine Plans $260M Expansion For Eastern Panhandle Hospitals, Citing New Demand

As population growth spurs medical demand in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle, WVU Medicine is investing $260 million in facility expansions for Berkeley and Jefferson counties.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Apr. 08, 2025

‘I’m retiring. I’m not quitting’: Cecil Roberts Looks Back On UMWA Career

He says that in his 30 years at the head of the union, no achievement was more important than saving the health care and pensions of tens of thousands of retired coal miners.

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Health & Science Jack Walker, Feb. 11, 2025

Lawmakers Again Weigh Value Of Certificates Of Need For Hospitals

State lawmakers are weighing the pros and cons of a certificate process that requires health center to prove their services are needed in a community before opening.

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Health & Science Briana Heaney, Dec. 20, 2024

W.Va. Low Cost Medications Law Blocked In Federal Court

A federal judge in West Virginia issued a temporary order that blocks a state law that requires discounts on medications. 340B is a nearly 30-year-old federal drug program that provides discounted...

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