WV bought a new CPS referral system after a girl starved to death; it was never implemented

WV seeks new vendor to run PATH system after nearly $400M spent, still not working properly

CHARLESTON — The state is now looking for a company to take over management of its troubled PATH system, a massive online management system for critical programs, like Medicaid and the foster care system.

WV bought a new CPS referral system after a girl starved to death; it was never implemented

In 2024, police found the body of 14-year-old Kyneddi Miller in a skeletal state in her Boone County home. In the weeks that followed, the Justice administration maintained that Child Protective Services didn’t know about Miller prior to her death, despite reporters obtaining documents showing that a CPS referral had been made about her. Later that year, the state Department of Human Services announced a partnership with Evident Change for a new…