$17M in WV Rural Health Funds Go Toward Diabetes

Nearly $17 million in West Virginia Rural Health Transformation funds will go to strengthen diabetes and chronic-disease care by expanding access, care coordination, and building the healthcare workforce.  West Virginia has the highest rate for diabetes in the country according to the Centers for Disease Control, a percentage Governor Morrisey would like to see reduced…

“More than 18% of adults in our state have been diagnosed with diabetes. One in five West Virginians.  We’ve had aggressive metrics in place to try to reduce diabetes to really reduce obesity as well because if we can succeed in that regard, once again, we get more people back in the workforce, we make a big difference.”