# West Virginia Invests in Prevention Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/charleston-west-virginia-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7606770/west-virginia-invests-in-prevention Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/charleston-west-virginia-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7606770/west-virginia-invests-in-prevention.md Podcast: [Charleston West Virginia News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/charleston-west-virginia-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7606770) Published: 2026-06-06T02:37:28+00:00 Episode link: https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/9952e094-c234-489a-8041-be2bb7a20555.mp3 Audio file: https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/9952e094-c234-489a-8041-be2bb7a20555.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/charleston-west-virginia-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7606770/episodes/west-virginia-invests-in-prevention Duration seconds: 92 ## Resource Governor Morrisey just unveiled a bold $3.4 million statewide health initiative aimed at prevention—not just treatment—by rewarding healthy habits like steps, doctor visits, and diabetes management. Part of the Rural Health Transformation Program, it’s designed to boost workforce participation and slash chronic disease costs, with $65 million already committed and $199 million projected by year’s end. But rural hospitals face serious threats from new Medicaid work requirements, risking closures and leaving communities vulnerable. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/f439277367eb8c60 ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/charleston-west-virginia-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7606770/episodes/west-virginia-invests-in-prevention/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/charleston-west-virginia-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7606770/west-virginia-invests-in-prevention.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.