Jim Lewis, Charleston Priest And Activist, Dies At 90
A longtime Charleston priest, activist and central figure in one of West Virginia’s most turbulent cultural conflicts has died. The Rev. Jim Lewis was 90.
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W.Va. Medicaid Advocates Visit Congress And Nonprofit Relieves Medical Debt, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, we hear from residents who traveled to the U.S. Capitol in opposition to Medicaid cuts, plus get the details on a nonprofit's effort to erase medical debt for those in need.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNational Org. Erases $44 Million In W.Va. Medical Debt
Undue Medical Debt estimates close to 15% of West Virginians carry some form of medical debt, a small part of the more than $220 billion of medical debt nationwide.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsPast-Due Medical Debt High, But Declining in W.Va.
Medical debt is incredibly easy to accrue. All it takes is an accident or an unexpected bill tacked onto an expected procedure or an out-of-network charge…
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