West Virginia

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  Did you just win $590 million?

  By Brendan Farrington  |  May 21, 2013

  So you have a lottery ticket worth $590.5 million. Now what?

• West Virginia to expand Medicaid

  By Lawrence Messina  |  May 2, 2013

• Most aren’t getting enough exercise

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  May 2, 2013

  Sure, most of us know we should be exercising. But that doesn’t mean we're doing it.

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  The least stressed-out state is ...

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  April 26, 2013

  Feeling stressed? Here’s a fun solution: Try moving to Hawaii.

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  Baucus, leading supporter of health reforms, to retire

  By Donna Cassata  |  April 23, 2013

  Democratic Sen. Max Baucus, the powerful Senate Finance chairman who steered President Barack Obama's health care overhaul into law, has decided to retire.

• Fewer in W. Virginia get insurance through work

  By The Associated Press  |  April 12, 2013

  A new report shows fewer West Virginians are getting health insurance through their employer.

• Study shows nationwide antibiotic overuse

  By Mike Stobbe  |  April 11, 2013

  U.S. doctors are prescribing enough antibiotics to give them to 4 out of 5 Americans every year, an alarming pace that suggests they are being overused, a new government study finds.

• West Virgina House calls on Patriot Coal to fund benefits

  By The Associated Press  |  March 25, 2013

  West Virginia's House of Delegates wants Patriot Coal to honors its promises to around 20,000 retired miners and dependents.

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  Census shows record number of counties dying

  By Hope Yen  |  March 14, 2013

  A record number of U.S. counties — more than 1 in 3 — are now dying off, hit by an aging population and weakened local economies that are spurring young adults to seek jobs and build families elsewhere.

• More states move forward with exchanges

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  March 7, 2013

  More states are moving forward to implement health reform and the exchanges that play a major role in the law, the Department of Health and Human Services said Thursday.