W.Va. legislators, health officials detail Rural Healthcare-funded plans

by Matthew Young

reprinted with permission from the Charleston Gazette-Mail

Diabetes, obesity and “seven pillars” of health care to combat them were the topic of a panel discussion Friday, which focused heavily on the $199.5 million in grants West Virginia is set to receive through the federal Rural Healthcare Transformation Fund.

Facilitated as part of the recent passage of the federal One Big, Beautiful Bill, states will receive $100 million in rural health care funding…