Charleston Gazette-Mail staff writer Amelia Ferrell Knisey reports West Virginia holds the nation's largest share of children who will face devastating, life-long consequences linked to the opioid crisis. New data released November 13 by a New York nonprofit, said 54 out of every 1,000 children [Read more...]
WVPA sent a letter to Governor Jim Justice requesting he allow the new pharmacy benefit legislative rule, passed by the 2019 Legislature, go through the process as written by his Office of Insurance Commission (OIC). The Charleston law firm, Spilman Thomas who represents the PBM industry, has ask [Read more...]
"The Charleston law firm Spilman Battle has requested Governor Jim Justice not implement legislation that the West Virginia Pharmacists Association successfully had passed during the 2019 Legislature regulating pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)," reports Richard Stevens, WVPA Executive Director. [Read more...]
In 2017, West Virginia healthcare providers wrote 81.3 opioid prescriptions for every 100 state residents, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The national average? Just 58.7. Treah Haggerty and Cara Sedney -- researchers in the WVU School of Medicine -- are studying how [Read more...]
