Medicaid

Us & Them Encore: The Dental Gap

Many West Virginians have trouble with their teeth. In fact, there’s a big gap between the folks who can reliably access an affordable dentist and those who can’t. But as Us & Them host Trey Kay learns in this award-winning encore episode, there are new approaches that aim to change some old habits.

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A Very Big (Ferris) Wheel And Soda On SNAP, This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week, the world’s largest transportable Ferris wheel arrives in Charleston, the SNAP ban on soda is blocked, and we look at an effort to expand local medical care through EMS.

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Federal Cuts To Medicaid Endanger Addiction Treatment, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, federal cuts and changes to state law focused on Medicaid programs could undermine West Virginia’s drug addiction and treatment system for 50,000 residents.

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Us & Them Encore: Black West Virginians With Substance Use Disorder Face Unique Challenges

West Virginia leads the nation in overdose deaths, but not everyone experiences the crisis the same way. In this Regional Edward R. Murrow Award-winning episode of Us & Them, Trey Kay examines the unique challenges Black West Virginians face in addiction treatment and recovery — and what happens as the state changes how those services are funded.

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