2009 Legislative Summary; GO HELP
The
2009 legislative session has just concluded. SB 414,
which establishes the Governor’s Office of Health Enhancement and
Lifestyle Planning, or GO HELP, was the most significant bill passed
dealing with health care.
View SB 414
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Summary of Legislative Session
Early Deaths: West Virginians Have Some of the Shortest Life Expectancies in the United States
West
Virginians have lower life expectancies than the rest of the United
States, and southern West Virginians have some of the lowest life
expectancies in the country, particularly women. These are some of
the findings of a report issued in September, 2008 by West
Virginians for Affordable Health Care (WVAHC).
Read the Report
Study the Raw Data
Costly Health Care:
Serious Problems Call for Serious Solutions
Run-away
health care costs put everyone’s care in jeopardy. We’ve
found solutions--straightforward, doable actions to control
costs and provide coverage to everyone. Our Blueprint shows the way,
right now.
A Blueprint for Health Care
Reform in West Virginia: A Shared Responsibility.
(partial funding from the Claude Worthington Bennington Foundation)
or read our 12-page summary booklet.
(partial funding from the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston)
WVAHC's
PowerPoint presentation
on comprehensive health care reform in West Virginia. (Free PowerPoint viewer if you need it. Or you may view the
same
slides in PDF format. (You can download a
free Adobe Reader for PDF files.)
WVAHC can make a presentation on our health care reform proposal to your group. E-mail Perry Bryant or call 304-344-1673.
New Video
Within Our Reach: Health Care for All
WVAHC has published a new video, introduced by several prominent West Virginia community and religious leaders,
that explains our belief that practical solutions exist for providing affordable health coverage to every West Virginian.
Sound far-fetched? We don't think so. We're already on the right path with recent reforms we've made in West Virginia.
But we have much more work to do. Visit our videos page and watch Within Our Reach.
Tell Us Your Story
We want to hear your personal experience with health care in West
Virginia. Did you pay too much for too little? Were you denied
services because of pre-existing condition? Has an insurance company
ever refused to sell you an insurance policy or make the rates
unaffordable based on a pre-existing condition? Have you experienced
a medical error? If so, what were the consequences? Do you wonder if
you'll be able to afford health care coverage in the future? Your
story will help us understand the health care system better and help
us promote common sense solutions to your real problems.
Tell us.