SIMON OSTROVSKY:
This black rock was once the lifeblood of the West Virginian economy, but these days retail chains are the biggest employers. And the share of West Virginians getting health insurance through their employers has dropped from 62 percent in 2000 to just over 52 percent in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. And so, the state stepped up. Remember how West Virginia, under a democratic Governor, expanded Medicaid to cover another 170,000 people. That coverage has continued under the current Republican Governor, Jim Justice. He declined an interview request with NewsHour Weekend on gaps in health care coverage and frequently harangues reporters for negative press.
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