| The nonprofit West Virginia Center on Budget & Policy reports that West Virginia is No. 2 in the nation in the percentage of children with chronic health problems - almost 70,000.
The children have special health needs or chronic illnesses, such as asthma and diabetes. Only Kentucky has a higher percentage.
The report says that more than half of West Virginia children with chronic health problems receive government-funded health insurance.
The report says some children just don't receive the early medical care that can prevent such health problems. | 
