By Leann Ray | Editor-in-chief
“We are very concerned, and we know that people will lose coverage that are eligible. And probably a lot of people that are even engaged in care management programs around diabetes management, or hypertension, or any number of things — they will lose coverage. They’ll regain it eventually, but they will lose coverage.” — Jason Landers, president and CEO of Highmark Health Options West Virginia
Starting in January, work requirements will go into effect for many Medicaid recipients. (Photo via Getty Images)
By Lori Kersey
With work requirements going into effect for many Medicaid recipients next year, one of West Virginia’s four managed care organizations is offering a new digital platform designed to make it easier for them to keep up with paperwork.
A worker was killed at a Kanawha County mine on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. (Photo via Getty Images)
By Lori Kersey
A worker was killed Thursday in an incident at a Kanawha County mine, West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey said in a news release.
Interstate 79 at the Jane Lew exit in Lewis County, West Virginia, was covered in floodwater as of 8 a.m. Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (Photo courtesy of Andrew McDonald)
By Lori Kersey
The federal government this week approved additional assistance for some West Virginia residents affected by severe storms and flooding this summer. It reaffirmed its denial for others.
NATIONAL
A sign at a University of Utah health clinic warns visitors about the spread of measles. The state has had 535 reported cases this year, among the largest counts in the country. (Photo by McKenzie Romero/Utah News Dispatch)
By Tim Henderson
Measles cases for the calendar year surpassed 4,000 for the first time in decades, with as many as five deaths in Pennsylvania, as the federal government steps in with financial help for states but also fans vaccination fears and skepticism.
By Jonathan Shorman
On Friday morning, the prediction market platform Kalshi gave the Democratic candidate in Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race an 87% chance of winning. The volume of trading on the outcome exceeded $1.8 million.
By Jacob Fischler
President Donald Trump has formed a White House committee to investigate Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, escalating even further a lengthy feud with the Federal Reserve Board member.
COMMENTARY
Rep. Riley Moore, R-W.Va., toured the El Salvador prison CECOT on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, and posted a photo of himself giving two thumbs up in front of prisoners on his X account. (Photo courtesy of Rep. Riley Moore’s X account)
By Neal Barkus
Here we are again in the midst of another war. This one we started. And this one, like several before, seems unwinnable — at least at a cost any sane American would be willing to pay. The Iran War has resulted in diesel fuel, which underpins our entire economy, rising to $6.50 per gallon. Unnecessary inflation has inflicted serious pain on the average person. Nineteen service members have died. Didn’t President Donald Trump promise to keep us out of foreign wars?
ICYMI
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