There are 10 hospitals and three nursing homes in our state that are either at high risk for closure or vulnerable to closure. These hospitals are not in imminent danger of closure. They will, however, be in danger starting in 2027 as the provider tax, the funding mechanism that helps fund Medicaid, is rolled back and ultimately dismantled.
Don’t believe it when they tell you they are only going after “waste, fraud and abuse” to shore up Medicaid for the future. Medicaid has mechanisms for dealing with waste and fraud, and it represents an infinitesimal amount of overall spending.
Right now, congressional Republicans are advancing a bill that would take away health care coverage from nearly 14 million people in this country, including many here in West Virginia. And they are doing it all so they can pay for even more tax cuts for corporations.
Federal Policy | ACA, American Rescue Plan, ePTC, Inflation Reduction Act, Medicaid
Republicans in Congress aren’t satisfied with just slashing Medicaid, so they are now looking at using reconciliation to repeal large swaths of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to pay for tax breaks for billionaires, big corporations and campaign donors.
An executive order signed by Trump on April 15 instructs Congress to side with big drug companies and undermine Medicare drug prices negotiation, giving drug companies four additional years to charge as much as they want.
State Policy | long-term care, Medicaid, Medicare, seniors
Do you have a mother or father or grandparent who may soon need assisted living or skilled nursing? The average cost of assisted living in West Virginia is $5,500 per month.
Unless Congress acts now, premium costs will skyrocket for over 64,000 families across West Virginia, including me. On average, families would pay at least $1,404 for their premiums, and 5,300 West Virginians will lose their insurance entirely.
