The WVDA's HB 4810 - Dental Insurance Transparency sought to set a floor of 85% for dental loss ratios, as well as virtual credit card and network leasing regulations. Although the bill did not pass this session, significant progress was made in advancing the...
Gov. Patrick Morrisey has signed into law a bill that will allocate a portion of the state’s settlement with e-cigarette company Juul to anti-smoking and vaping programs in the state. Morrisey signed House Bill 5691, which will allocate $2.9 million from the state’s...
Last Saturday, the WV Legislature passed HB 5691, which appropriates $2.9 million from the JUUL Labs legal settlement to the WV Department of Health for tobacco prevention efforts in West Virginia! PLEASE call Governor Morrisey and ask him to sign HB 5691 into law! ...
Thanks to WVDA members’ visibility on Dentistry Day at the Legislature in January, a $5 million appropriation for the WVU School of Dentistry was included in a larger bill for higher education! House Bill 5682 was signed by the Governor last week. THIS is why the WVDA...
On Wednesday, the WV House of Delegates passed HB 5691, which appropriates $2.9 million from the JUUL Labs legal settlement to the WV Department of Health for tobacco prevention efforts. PLEASE call your Senator and ask them to support HB 5691! Why? West Virginia...
Please call Governor Morrisey's office (304) 558-2000 by Tuesday afternoon and ask him to "Sign House Bill 5682 to support the funding approved by the Legislature for the WVU School of Dentistry!" This bill contains a NEW $5 million for the WVU-School of Dentistry....
Governor Morrisey signed HB 4335 - Medicaid Credentialling into law. The WVDA supported the passage of this bill. HB 4335 streamlines provide enrollment and credentialing processes for all Medicaid payers to allow providers to begin seeing patients faster and reduce...
Today is the 50th day of the 60 day legislative session. Any bills that do not pass out of their chamber of origin are dead. HB 5661 - Dental Medicaid Fee Increase did not make it out of the House Health Committee, so it will see no further action. The WVDA was...
The House of Delegates has included a $5 million appropriation for the WVU-School of Dentistry in House Bill 5682. This appropriation bill allocates $72 million to the Higher Education Policy Commission for the three medical schools in the state. It specifically...