Thousands of West Virginians could be newly eligible for health insurance through their parents’ plans under a measure advanced Wednesday by the Senate Finance Committee. The bill already passed the House of Delegates in a slightly different form. It would …
There was no sprinkler system in the five-story apartment building where fire killed at least seven people, including a child, fire officials said. “I think they would have made a huge difference,” Fire Chief Greg Fuller told reporters. While sprinklers …
Lawmakers and health care advocates in West Virginia must confront a stark reality: more than one in two residents either get their insurance from the government or have no insurance at all. Next year, the Legislature will face the soaring …
More West Virginians without health insurance and longtime problems with smoking and obesity have led a national group to drop the Mountain State’s ranking to 43rd healthiest in the country. That’s a drop of two places from last year’s study …
A move to provide health insurance to 4,000 uninsured West Virginia children will take a step forward in January, when 10 percent of them will be eligible for coverage under the state’s Children’s Health Insurance Program. Whether those children are …
Ohio and West Virginia residents who sued DuPont over a chemical used to produce Teflon may have to wait up to five years before learning if their health has been adversely affected by the substance, members of a science panel …
