Article: West Virginia Senator Considers Consolidating Health Insurance Plan Management.

By Phil Kabler, The Charleston Gazette, W.Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Sep. 10--LEWISBURG, W.Va.--Senate Finance Chairman Walt Helmick, D-Pocahontas, said Tuesday that he wants to find out if the state could save money by consolidating management of the three health insurance plans it operates.

"We need to see where there's overlapping services, overlapping costs, and overlapping administration," he said.

The state provides health insurance to teachers and public employees through the Public Employees Insurance Agency, to children from low- to moderate-income families through the Children's Health Insurance Program, and to the ...

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