Recovery Act: West Virginia Highlights
| Since the enactment of the Recovery Act in 2009, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has made $818.4 million in stimulus funds available in the State of West Virginia* for Community Health Centers, universities and other institutions to provide fiscal relief, improve and expand access to health care, provide child care and other social services for its most vulnerable citizens, establish the infrastructure for health information technology, and conduct scientific research. 
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This includes:- $543.3 million for the increased Federal share (FMAP) of State Medicaid costs.
- $76.8 million for health information technology (IT), including:
- $15.3 million for West Virginia’s Medicaid Electronic Health Record incentive program for implementation and payments to providers and hospitals..
- $6.7 million to West Virginia Health Improvement Institute to create a Regional Extension Center to provide health IT support services to doctors and other providers.
- $50.1 million for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), including $2.9 million for subsidized jobs programs.
- $27.2 million for Community Health Center services, construction, renovation, equipment, and health IT, including:
- $3.3 million to Valley Health Systems in Huntington and $2.1 million for Community Health Systems in Beckley, both for increased demand for services, construction, and equipment.
- $1.5 million for Belington Community Medical Services Association for a new service site, construction, and equipment.
- $26.8 million for scientific research, equipment and facilities, including:
- $14.6 million to West Virginia University for construction of a research facility for human diseases.
- $15.5 million for Early Head Start and Head Start programs to expand and improve quality.
- $13 million for the Child Care and Development Fund to increase access to child care and improve quality.
- $11.4 million for the Community Services Block Grant for community action agencies to reduce poverty and help low-income residents become self-sufficient.
- $4.5 million for the Communities Putting Prevention to Work initiative for the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources’ obesity prevention activities in the Mid-Ohio Valley.
- $3.3 million to support 67 National Health Service Corps clinicians providing primary health care in Health Professional Shortage Areas.
- $706,000 for immunization programs.
- $680,000 for meals and nutrition services for the elderly at home and in community settings.
*The total funding in this document is based on the HHS Sept. 30, 2011, Financial and Activity Report (FAR) for the Recovery Act, available at the Department’s website, http://www.hhs.gov/recovery/reports/index.html, except for FMAP, which is based on the Oct. 21, 2011, FAR and FMAP obligations of $79.9 million in Recovery Act funds extended by P.L. 111-226. The highlights are a selection of programs funded by the Recovery Act and do not add up to the total funding within the State. For more information about individual HHS programs and Recovery Act funding, see http://www.hhs.gov/recovery/. Last Updated: November 18, 2011 |
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