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West Virginia Legislature

A rare bipartisan bill to extend postpartum Medicaid coverage nears passage in the West Virginia Legislature

by Lauren Peace April 6th, 2021April 6th, 2021

Under the W.Va. capitol dome and at city hall, votes may come this week to end much-needed needle exchange programs

by Lauren Peace April 5th, 2021April 4th, 2021

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One year. 2,634 dead.

by Lucas Manfield, Lauren Peace and Gabriella Brown March 28th, 2021March 28th, 2021

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COVID highlighted West Virginia’s racial health disparities, but lawmakers haven’t acted on a bill to help

by Lauren Peace March 25th, 2021March 25th, 2021

How texts, Twitter and close-knit communities are helping to fuel West Virginia’s COVID vaccine success story

by Lauren Peace and Lucas Manfield March 21st, 2021March 21st, 2021

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As Charleston faces an HIV outbreak, W.Va. Senate passes a bill experts say would make it worse

by Lauren Peace March 10th, 2021March 9th, 2021

West Virginia Legislature

West Virginians die of diabetes at the highest rate in the U.S. A bill seeks to make treatment more accessible.

by Lauren Peace March 9th, 2021March 11th, 2021

Many West Virginians still struggle to access health care. Here’s how Certificate of Need laws fit into the conversation

by Lauren Peace March 5th, 2021March 4th, 2021

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What’s the real financial cost of a bill eliminating syringe exchanges in West Virginia?

by Lauren Peace February 26th, 2021February 26th, 2021

Morgantown shows how syringe exchanges save lives. But a bill before the West Virginia Legislature would outlaw them

by Lauren Peace February 21st, 2021February 1st, 2022