MOUNDSVILLE – If all goes well, West Virginia could be in line to receive as much as $100 million annually over the next five years to help the state with preventative healthcare programs, according to Gov. Patrick Morrisey.

Morrisey paid a visit Thursday to the Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex in Moundsville to explain the Rural Health Grant application the state has sent to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). It seeks grant funding to assist the state in becoming “healthier.”

As West Virginia residents grapple with such health issues as obesity, diabetes and hypertension, Morrisey noted he doesn’t believe there is another state more deserving of such funding.

The full amount of the grant is for $100 million over each of the next five years, he noted.

“If you

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