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Jessica Dobrinsky

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  • Chief of Staff, Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy
Pittsburgh
As seen in: Washington Examiner, NewsBreak, American Thinker, CounterPunch, Charleston Gazette-Mail, WV News, River Cities Tribune and Register, The Exponent Telegram, West Virginia Record, The Register-Herald and
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Jessica Dobrinsky is the Chief of Staff at the Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy, where she manages internal operations, supports fundraising efforts, coordinates strategic events, and conducts in-depth research on state policy issues, with a particular focus on certificate-of-need laws.

Before assuming her current role, Jessica served as Cardinal’s Policy Analyst and Staff Writer, specializing in healthcare policy. Her work has appeared in prominent outlets such as The Spectator, The…

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What West Virginia hospitals don't celebrate during Hospital Week

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By Jessica Dobrinsky
| The Exponent Telegram Verified
Hospital Week begins this week, a time set aside to recognize the nurses, physicians, technicians and support staff who keep hospitals running through nights, weekends and holidays. They deserve every bit of that recognition. But the focus here is not on the people who show up for patients — it is on the institutions that employ them. Two weeks ago, Greenbrier Valley Medical Center shut down its labor and delivery unit for good.
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West Virginia’s Certificate of Need law prioritizes institutional interests over patient welfare

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By Jessica Dobrinsky
| The Exponent Telegram Verified
A federally qualified health center (FQHC) in southern West Virginia sought to expand access to diagnostic services by establishing CT and MRI capabilities for its patient population. Under normal circumstances, such services may fall within West Virginia’s Certificate of Need (CON) framework a regulatory process requiring state approval before certain healthcare services can be developed or expanded. Advanced imaging is often cited as one such category.
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OPINION: The broken promise of W.Va. hospital charity care

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By Jessica Dobrinsky
| West Virginia Record
A friend of mine opened a $2,000 hospital bill and did what many other West Virginians have been forced to do: swipe the credit card and hope for the best. What she didn’t realize was that she may have qualified for her hospital’s charity care program — a program that could have wiped the slate clean. Dobrinsky She’s not the only one. Close to 180,000 folks in West Virginia are weighed down by medical debt.
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