WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $6,448,505 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support three health centers in Hancock, Greenbrier and Webster Counties as well as strengthen public health infrastructure statewide. "I'm pleased HHS is investing more than $6.4 million to improve the health and well-being of West V  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Mitt Romney (R-UT) sent a bipartisan letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to express their concern over the future of Medicare Advantage (MA), which are healthcare plans offered by private insurance companies that must follow the requirements set by Medicare. The Senators urged Administrator Brooks-LaSur  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced the bipartisan Informed Lawmaking to Combat Inflation Act, which would require the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to provide inflation estimates for bills introduced by Congress. Currently, the CBO is responsible for issuing estimates for how legislation being considered by Congress would impact direct spending, revenues and th  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Yesterday, the Kidney PATIENT Act passed 41-1 in the Ways and Means Committee. Congresswomen Carol Miller (R-WV) and Terri Sewell (D-AL) introduced the Kidney Patient Access to Technologically Innovative and Essential Nephrological Treatments (PATIENT) Act to provide access to critical care and affordable oral medicines for chronic kidney disease patients. "I was thrilled to see the Kidney PATIENT A  more