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WV Legislative Interims: Committee on Children and Families hears DHHR and other presentations

By Matt Young, WV Press Association

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The State Legislature’s Joint Committee on Children and Families, on Tuesday, heard testimony from human service professionals, on topics ranging from adult healthcare, to the state’s foster care system.  

Legislative Healthcare Advisor Jeremiah Samples was first to address the committee, and provided an overview of the Department of Human Services – specifically how it relates to the forthcoming reorganization of the Department of Health and Human…