Lauren Peace, Author at Mountain State Spotlight

COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations in West Virginia are rising. And as the holidays loom, the worst may be ahead.

by Lucas Manfield and Lauren Peace November 19th, 2020November 19th, 2020

Hospitals have plans to handle the surge. But finding enough beds is only one part of the logistical nightmare facing state health officials.

Politicians who want to ditch Obamacare say they’ll protect West Virginians with preexisting conditions. But it’s not that easy.

by Lauren Peace November 9th, 2020November 10th, 2020

In West Virginia, Obamacare is about more than public health. It’s a matter of economic stability.

by Lauren Peace October 30th, 2020November 2nd, 2020

How quality of life issues ‘woke up’ residents in the Eastern Panhandle

by Lauren Peace October 27th, 2020October 26th, 2020

West Virginia leaders didn’t act and a hospital closed. Then, it happened again. Patients suffered the consequences.

by Lauren Peace October 16th, 2020October 15th, 2020

‘This place helps us stay alive.’ When a West Virginia community lost its mental health services, the results were a matter of life and death.

by Lauren Peace October 15th, 2020October 21st, 2020

One attorney general candidate is suing to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The other says the law is vital to our state.

by Lauren Peace October 7th, 2020October 12th, 2020

Nursing homes were an easy mark for COVID-19. Inaction and a broken system put West Virginia’s residents at greater risk.

by Lauren Peace September 23rd, 2020October 12th, 2020

Inside one of West Virginia’s deadliest COVID-19 outbreaks

by Lauren Peace September 22nd, 2020October 12th, 2020