U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, today announced federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) Clinic, Inc. in Lewisburg, W.Va. to support the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP)-Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Access Program.
“The addiction crisis continues to impact far too many through a multitude of factors. As a result, our response must be direct and inadividualized based on the needs and challenges that specific communities face. I am glad to see HHS invest in this program that aims to help those struggling with substance abuse disorder through services available at our West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine. This funding will strengthen treatment available at WVSOM and help put West Virginians on a path to recovery and ultimately reach their full potential,” Ranking Member Capito said.
The award includes:
• $1,000,000 for the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine Clinic (WVSOM), Inc. (Lewisburg) to support the RCORP-MAT Access Program, which aims to reduce the morbidity and mortality of substance use disorder (SUD), including opioid use disorder (OUD), in rural communities. The purpose of this program is to improve health care in rural areas by establishing new MAT access points and increasing the capacity for sustainable MAT service provision in rural areas.
