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ALS families could get help with home care costs
A bipartisan West Virginia bill from Delegate Kayla Young and Delegate Evan Worrell would set up state support for care coordination, equipment and ramp loans, plus access to specialty ALS clinics.
West Virginia families caring for someone with ALS could get help with the costs of staying at home. The bill would create a state program for care coordination, assistive technology, medical equipment, ramp loans and clinic access.
- The bill would create a state ALS Care Services Program.
- It could help pay for equipment, assistive technology and care coordination.
- Ramp loans and access to ALS clinics are part of the plan.
- Families caring for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, in West Virginia could get new help paying for the things that make staying at home possible
- A bipartisan proposal from Democratic Delegate Kayla Young and Republican Delegate Evan Worrell would create a state ALS Care Services Program, and it would take effect as soon as it passes
Families caring for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, in West Virginia could get new help paying for the things that make staying at home possible. A bipartisan proposal from Democratic Delegate Kayla Young and Republican Delegate Evan Worrell would create a state ALS Care Services Program, and it would take effect as soon as it passes.
What the program could cover
The program would pay for care coordination, assistive technology, medical equipment, ramp loans and access to multidisciplinary ALS clinics. For families, that would mean the state is trying to pick up some of the practical costs around the disease, not just the medical diagnosis itself.