Medicaid

Health Care Premiums Set To Spike For Appalachians In Tennessee And Beyond

People who buy health care through the federal marketplace are set to see big spikes in their premiums next year. Depending on where you live, your premiums could rise 40 percent or more. Ruby Rayner is a reporter for the Chattanooga Times Free Press who’s been covering this story as it plays out in Tennessee. Inside Appalachia Host Mason Adams spoke with Rayner in late October, before the government reopened. 

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W.Va. Federal Workers Among First Affected By Government Shutdown

Thousands of federal workers in West Virginia have been furloughed due to a government shutdown that began Wednesday.

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Morrisey Seeks Public Input On Rural Hospital Transformation Funding

West Virginia will receive $100 million a year for five years through the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP).  Gov. Patrick Morrisey is calling on West Virginians to provide input to help shape the state’s application.

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W.Va. Health Expert Assesses $500 Million Impact Of Rural Transformation Fund

A new fund will help states absorb the cost of federal Medicaid cuts, particularly for rural communities where health experts say they hope to prevent hospital closures.

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