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At the WV Legislature: Senate Health and Human Resources Committee looks at tracking OTC medicines and ‘benefit cliffs’ impact on the direct care workforce

By Autumn Shelton, WV Press Association

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Senate Health and Human Resources Committee moved along four bills on Tuesday, including one to continue tracking over-the-counter cold and flu medicine purchases, and advanced a committee resolution to determine the impact that “benefit cliffs” have on the direct care workforce.

Delegate Heather Tully, R-Nicholas

The first bill advanced, HB 3077, originally introduced by lead sponsor Del. Heather Tully, R-Nicholas, would repeal a section of…