As the coronavirus roils the economy and throws millions of Americans out of work, Medicaid is emerging as a default insurance plan for many of the newly unemployed. That could produce unprecedented strains on the vital health insurance program, according to state officials and policy researchers. Americans are being urged […]

This article was originally published by Ohio Valley ReSource. The coronavirus pandemic has already infected thousands in the Ohio Valley and upended life and work for nearly all of us. In such a fast-moving pandemic, it can be hard to keep all the information straight. The Ohio Valley ReSource and […]

After a slow start, testing for COVID-19 has ramped up in recent weeks, with giant commercial labs jumping into the effort, drive-up testing sites established in some places and new types of tests approved under emergency rules set by the Food and Drug Administration. But even for people who are […]

Medical experts have spent years promoting telehealth as an option for rural areas with little access to in-person care. Now, after West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice issued a “stay home” order that took effect on Tuesday, March 24, some medical providers are offering telehealth as a way to keep more people healthy at home […]

Across the country, medical professionals fighting the coronavirus pandemic are struggling to get their hands on protective gear – things as basic as goggles, gloves and masks – and without federal assistance, groups of West Virginians are handmaking face masks at their own expense. In the past weeks, President Trump said the […]

Repurposing rural hospitals that have closed in recent years could serve as a safety valve for urban hospitals if they are overrun with coronavirus patients. An official at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) mentioned shuttered rural hospitals during a March 23 presentation on the rural healthcare response […]