West Virginians for Affordable Health Care Discuss Future of Medicaid

Dr. Keith J. Loud: Medicaid cuts are a direct assault on our children’s health

JULY 30, 1965, was one of the most significant days in the history of health care in our country. It was the day President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law landmark legislation that established the Medicare and Medicaid programs —…

West Virginians for Affordable Health Care discuss future of Medicaid

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) — Healthcare leaders in West Virginia say changes to Medicaid under the Big Beautiful Bill Act could impact healthcare access for hundreds of thousands of West Virginians and millions of others across the country. July 30 marked the 60th anniversary of when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicaid into law, and to celebrate decades of the long-standing legislation, the organization West Virginians for Affordable Healt…

Family caregivers worry over planned Medicaid cuts' impact

About 63 million Americans or a quarter of adults over 18 take care of an older or disabled person at home, and many rely on Medicaid funding for help and their own health insurance.

Medicaid work requirements could strip health care from working, disabled and low-income West Virginians

Members of Congress argued that work requirements for Americans who get health care through Medicaid would help get lazy people off the couch. For example, Rep. Riley Moore, R-W.Va., said, “Yes, if individuals don’t want to look for jobs, if they don’t want to look for work, then yes, you could lose Medicaid. But this is fairly straightforward and simple.”  This plan will cost an estimated tens of thousands of working, disabled and low-income We…