Lou Turner And Little Jimmy Dickens, Inside Appalachia

This week, a poet and musician draws inspiration from a distant family connection to the Grand Ole Opry’s Little Jimmy Dickens. Also, for 15 years, a Virginia library has been hosting a weekly Dungeons & Dragons game for teens. And, a taxidermist in Yadkin County, North Carolina found her calling before she could drive a car.

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Health & Science WVPB Staff, Nov. 21, 2025

A Conversation On Increasing Premiums, This West Virginia Morning

People who buy health care through the federal marketplace are set to see their premiums rise 40 percent or more. It depends on whether Congress extends the 2021 enhanced subsidies that help people pay their premiums. Ruby Rayner is a reporter for the Chattanooga Times Free Press who’s been covering this story in Tennessee. Inside Appalachia’s Mason Adams spoke with Raynor.

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Health & Science Emily Rice +, Nov. 27, 2024

‘We Are Begging Again’: As PEIA Considers Health Care Cost Hikes, State Employees Push Back

Under a new plan, state employees would have to pay more for health care, evoking feelings of concern, frustration and disappointment among many.

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Health & Science Emily Rice, Nov. 20, 2024

Public Employees Ask PEIA Not To Raise Rates

State employees had the opportunity Monday evening to make their voices heard about proposed rate increases to their health insurance.

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Government Randy Yohe, Dec. 11, 2023

PEIA Director: Agency Making Strides In Controlling Prescription Costs, Advancing Wellness

Brian Cunningham said whenever he’s out in public, he’s bombarded with questions on when PEIA will cover the new anti-obesity drugs, including Wegovy.

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