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West Virginia’s Health Insurance Crisis | Charleston News

West Virginia ranks among the least affordable states for health insurance, with residents spending a disproportionate share of their income on coverage — a crisis fueled by an aging, chronically ill population, rural healthcare challenges, and limited insurer competition. Falling Medicaid reimbursements are further straining the system, pushing premiums higher. Without bold reforms to improve health outcomes, expand access, and stabilize the insurance market, the state risks losing young families and healthy workers — a recipe for long-term economic decline. Listen in comfort:Get a discount…

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