Topics http://wvgazette.com http://wvgazette.com/feeds/logo.jpg http://wvgazette.com 144 31 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200312290003 One in four West Virginians were without health insurance for some part of last year. Insurance prices are rising faster in West Virginia than elsewhere. As state leaders struggle to find answers for the future, the Gazette offers this glimpse of the pa...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200312290003 Mon, 29 Dec 2003 01:00:00 -0500 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200312220007 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200312220007 Mon, 22 Dec 2003 01:00:00 -0500 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200312210007 First of two articles HUNTINGTON — In 1997, the seamstresses at Corbin Ltd. gave up two years of raises so the company could create a self-funded health-insurance plan. “We agreed to work for less so we could get our medical bills paid,” said Wynon...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200312210007 Sun, 21 Dec 2003 01:00:00 -0500 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200311170009 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200311170009 Mon, 17 Nov 2003 01:00:00 -0500 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200311170010 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200311170010 Mon, 17 Nov 2003 01:00:00 -0500 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200311160012 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200311160012 Sun, 16 Nov 2003 00:00:00 -0500 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200311160014 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200311160014 Sun, 16 Nov 2003 00:00:00 -0500 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200310200003 This is another installment in an ongoing series about the high cost of health care and health insurance. In September, the governors of Illinois, Minnesota and Iowa grabbed national headlines when they asked their staffs to find ways to cover Cana...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200310200003 Mon, 20 Oct 2003 01:00:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200310190006 This is another installment in an ongoing series about the high cost of health care and health insurance. In September, the governors of Illinois, Minnesota and Iowa grabbed national headlines when they asked their staffs to find ways to cover Cana...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200310190006 Sun, 19 Oct 2003 00:00:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200310180003 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200310180003 Sat, 18 Oct 2003 00:00:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200309070009 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200309070009 Sun, 07 Sep 2003 01:00:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200309070011 By Kate Long The U.S. Veterans Administration negotiates drug prices that make Canadian prices look downright expensive. “We buy so many drugs,” said Karen Fedele, spokeswoman for the national VA. “We can negotiate good prices....]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200309070011 Sun, 07 Sep 2003 01:00:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200309070010 By Kate Long “When you’re talking about prescription drug prices, the best thing a state can do right now is to help get those generic drugs onto the market,” said Jerry Flanagan. “The second-best thing is to create a very b...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200309070010 Sun, 07 Sep 2003 01:00:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200308310003 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200308310003 Sun, 31 Aug 2003 01:00:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200308250003 FAIRMONT — Mary Ellen Nottingham was running an errand earlier this month when she spotted a photographer taking pictures of Fairmont’s Discount Prescription Center. “I thought: Oh no, it’s happening.” She told her sister-in-law to wait in ...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200308250003 Mon, 25 Aug 2003 01:00:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200308100007 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200308100007 Sun, 10 Aug 2003 00:00:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200308030009 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200308030009 Sun, 03 Aug 2003 01:00:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200308030010 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200308030010 Sun, 03 Aug 2003 01:00:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200307200003 The cost of health insurance will double in the next five years, experts predict, if health-care costs keep rising as they have been. By 2008, a family policy in West Virginia could cost $18,000, and one in three could be uninsured.<...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200307200003 Sun, 20 Jul 2003 01:00:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200307140003 How does the rising cost of health care and health insurance affect you and others you know. Send us your story and point of view. We will forward all letters and e-mails to the state planners who are trying to put together options for uninsured people....]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200307140003 Mon, 14 Jul 2003 01:00:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200306170006 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200306170006 Tue, 17 Jun 2003 01:00:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200306170007 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200306170007 Tue, 17 Jun 2003 01:00:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200306160006 As health-care costs spiral upward, one in four West Virginians are uninsured at some point in the year. The state Insurance Commission predicts doubled insurance costs. In a continuing series, The Charleston Gazette explores the implications for all We...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200306160006 Mon, 16 Jun 2003 01:00:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200306160007 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200306160007 Mon, 16 Jun 2003 01:00:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200306150006 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200306150006 Sun, 15 Jun 2003 00:00:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200306150007 http://www.healthaffairs.org - Excellent articles by some of the nation's leading experts on health care and cost. Particularly relevant: - Covering the Uninsured: How Much Would It Cost. - Why Is U.S. Spending So...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200306150007 Sun, 15 Jun 2003 01:00:00 -0400