Health Archives - Mountain State Spotlight

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

West Virginia lawmakers have proposed several bills focusing on the deregulation of the health care market through proposed changes to Certificate of Need laws.

There’s a lot of misinformation about needle exchanges. Here’s what West Virginians need to know.

by Lauren Peace January 29th, 2021January 29th, 2021

OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma wants say in release of records in W.Va. court

by Eric Eyre January 28th, 2021January 29th, 2021

In West Virginia’s poorest communities, the state’s vaccine rollout has left vulnerable residents behind

by Lauren Peace and Ian Hodgson January 21st, 2021January 21st, 2021

Charleston Police say grassroots needle exchange did not violate law

by Lauren Peace January 13th, 2021January 13th, 2021

For 20 years, Purdue Pharma has kept OxyContin records sealed in a W.Va. courthouse. Now, there’s a push to open them.

by Eric Eyre January 12th, 2021January 13th, 2021

‘There’s no question about it.’ Charleston Mayor acknowledges need for clean needles amid HIV rise

by Lauren Peace January 9th, 2021January 9th, 2021

Here are the voices the giant drug distributors don’t want you to hear

by Eric Eyre and Lauren Peace December 23rd, 2020May 10th, 2021

When a West Virginia county eliminated its needle exchange, experts forewarned of an HIV crisis. Now it’s here.

by Lauren Peace December 15th, 2020July 12th, 2021

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