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West Virginia’s Rural Health Revolution | Parkersburg News
West Virginia is launching a historic $10 billion rural health overhaul, starting with $200 million in Year One, to revolutionize healthcare access across the state. The program tackles critical gaps by expanding telehealth, reducing ER overuse, improving medical transport, training more local providers, and shifting payment models to reward patient outcomes—not just services. While ambitious, it’s drawing scrutiny over transparency, vendor contracts, and whether local businesses are truly prioritized—despite assurances from officials that oversight is tight and West Virginia companies are…
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