West VirginiaWest Virginia sets aside money for Medicaid services and administration
The law sets aside $174,483,090 for medical services and $268,451 for administration in West Virginia’s Medicaid State Share Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.
What it does
The Department of Human Services can spend $174,483,090 on medical services and $268,451 on administration from its Medicaid state share fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.
Argument forMaking this money available could help the Department of Human Services cover Medicaid medical services and the costs of running them.
Argument againstSetting aside this balance for medical services and administration could leave less unassigned money in the fund for other Medicaid needs.
More detail
The law sets aside $174,483,090 for medical services and $268,451 for the costs of running those services. The money goes to the West Virginia Department of Human Services through its Health Care Provider Tax – Medicaid State Share Fund. The money comes from the fund’s available balance that had not yet been assigned for spending. These amounts allow spending; they do not show how much was actually spent. The law took effect from passage on March 14, 2026. The spending authority applies to the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Jun 25Chapter 26, Acts, Regular Session, 2026Latest
- Mar 19Approved by Governor Patrick Morrisey 3/19/2026Major
- Mar 17To Governor 3/17/2026To Governor
- Mar 14Approved by Governor Patrick Morrisey 3/19/2026 - House JournalMajor
- Vote recorded Effective from passage. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 14Approved by Governor Patrick Morrisey 3/19/2026 - Senate JournalBecame Law
- Mar 14To Governor 3/17/2026 - Senate JournalMinor
- Mar 14Completed legislative action
- Mar 14Communicated to House
- Mar 14Effective from passage (Roll No. 633)
- Mar 14Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 632)
- Mar 14House Message received
- Mar 12Communicated to Senate
- Vote recorded EFFECT FROM PASSAGE. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded PASSAGE-SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 12Effective from passage (Roll No. 462)
- Mar 12Passed House (Roll No. 461)Passed House
- Mar 12Read 3rd timeMinor
- Mar 12On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- Mar 11Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- Mar 11Amendment reported by the Clerk
- Mar 11Read 2nd timeMinor
- Mar 11On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- Mar 10Read 1st timeMinor
- Mar 10On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- Mar 9With amendment, do passMinor
- Feb 23To House FinanceMinor
- Feb 23To FinanceMinor
- Feb 23Introduced in HouseMinor
- Feb 23House received Senate message
- Feb 20Ordered to House
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Effective from passage. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 20Effective from passage (Roll No. 173)
- Feb 20Passed Senate (Roll No. 172)Passed Senate
- Feb 20Read 3rd timeMinor
- Feb 20On 3rd reading
- Feb 19Read 2nd timeMinor
- Feb 19On 2nd reading
- Feb 18Read 1st timeMinor
- Feb 18On 1st reading
- Feb 17Committee substitute reported
- Feb 9To FinanceMinor
- Feb 9Introduced in SenateMinor
- Feb 9To FinanceMinor
- Feb 9Filed for introductionIntroduced
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