Governor Patrick Morrisey announced more than $1.1 million in Rural Health Transformation awards to Community Care of West Virginia, a federally qualified health center.
Governor Morrisey announced on September 22, 2026 a $500,000 award to CHANGE, Inc. Through West Virginia's Rural Health Transformation Program, the first award from its Provider Productivity Support Fund.
At legislative interim meetings, Health Secretary Arvin Singh described the state's Rural Health Transformation Program as "designed as a coordinated transformational effort" shifting "from fee-for-service as much as possible to value-based care," and said "I…
In the state's official Rural Health Transformation Program FAQ, "FQHC" appears 0 times, "federally qualified" 0 times, "health center" 0 times, and "rural health clinic" 0 times.
On July 30, the West Virginia Office of the Governor announced two Rural Health Transformation Announcements of Funding Availability under the Connected Care Grid initiative: approximately $4.9 million for inpatient remote patient monitoring in hospitals and…
Observed July 19, Coalfield Health's current contact page lists family practice in Chapmanville from 8:30 a.m. To 7:00 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Observed July 19, Valley Health's current 7th Avenue location page lists primary care at 703 7th Avenue in Huntington on Monday, Thursday and Friday from 8:00 a.m. To 4:00 p.m., with a noon-to-1:00 p.m. Lunch closure.
Observed July 19, Williamson Health & Wellness Center's current careers site listed a full-time Licensed Practical Nurse opening in Williamson and provided an application form.
Observed July 16, FamilyCare's first-party Charleston OB/GYN & Birth Center page lists weekday hours of 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., with a noon closure on the first Wednesday of each month.
Observed July 16, New River Health's first-party Smithers page lists medical hours of 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Monday–Friday, pharmacy hours through 5:30 p.m. Monday–Thursday and 5:00 p.m. Friday, and dental hours of 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Tuesday–Thursday.
Georgetown University's Center for Children and Families reports that the national uninsured rate for children under 6 increased from 4.3% in 2022 to 5.3% in 2024, a 23% increase in the number uninsured.
The West Virginia Legislature reported completing the compromise Senate Bill 250 budget on March 6. The bill set a $5.5 billion General Revenue budget for fiscal 2027, beginning July 1, 2026.
House Bill 5459, approved by the governor March 27 and effective June 9, changes West Virginia's health-care provider tax for certified health maintenance organizations.
The Dominion Post reports that a Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform model classified 13 of West Virginia's 33 rural hospitals as at risk of closure and five as at immediate risk within two to three years; 14 were operating at a loss.
HRSA's 2024 Uniform Data System state page reports 28 Health Center Program awardees in West Virginia serving 576,260 patients. Of patients with known income, 82.97% were at or below 200% of the federal poverty guideline.
The Urban Institute projects changes in average monthly Medicaid expansion enrollment in 2028 under the federal law's six-month redeterminations and work requirements.
On June 2, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit granted rehearing en banc in the challenge to West Virginia's 340B contract-pharmacy law and ordered the case scheduled for the next available oral-argument session.
West Virginia announced six first-tranche Rural Health Transformation opportunities totaling $28.56 million across Mountain State Care Force, HealthTech Appalachia and the Connected Care Grid.
Governor Patrick Morrisey announced that more than $62 million in Rural Health Transformation Program funding opportunities had been made available as of May 15.
KFF's analysis of final 2026 open-enrollment data found Marketplace plan selections fell in 41 states; West Virginia declined 17%, after North Carolina at 22% and Ohio at 20%.
WVU Health System and Independence Health System signed a definitive agreement under which WVU Health System would acquire the western Pennsylvania system.
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