Medicaid: West Virginia

Status:

As of January 31, 2013: Governor Earl Ray Tomblin (D) has yet to make a decision on accepting federal funding to provide health coverage for the uninsured.

Ways to Get Involved:

• To help lobby Gov. Tomblin and West Virginia legislators, please email Sr. Mary Ellen at melacy@networklobby.org

Resources:

• One page fact-sheet on eligibility, enrollment, and cost: http://www.cbpp.org/files/healthtoolkit2012/WestVirginia.pdf
• Bishop Michael Bransfield of Wheeling-Charleston calls on Governor Tomblin to extend health coverage
• Accepting this federal money can save West Virginia millions of dollars: http://www.wvpolicy.org/medicaid-expansion-can-save-west-virginia-millions
• Economic Benefits: http://familiesusa2.org/assets/pdfs/medicaid-expansion/West-Virginia.pdf