Aluminum Plates For Deep Space Win W.Va. 'Coolest' Contest
Aluminum plates that helped keep astronauts on the Artemis II rocket safe won the first ever Coolest Thing Made In West Virginia competition.
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Autism Group Calls On State To Help Fix Barriers To Treatment
An autism non-profit says a series of barriers including low Medicaid reimbursement rates have made it all but impossible for the majority of West Virginia children diagnosed with autism to receive the treatment they need.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMedicaid Recipients Can Prep Now For January Changes
With changes to eligibility for Medicaid looming, recipients are urged to prepare now so they won't lose coverage.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsUs & 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.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA 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.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsUs & 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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