Several groups and organizations came together in Charleston’s West Side to inform area residents a program that has helped them through the pandemic will be ending April 1. The Federal Public Health Emergency Program is coming to an end and as a result, Medicaid programming and the Children’s Health Insurance Program that were expanded during the pandemic are coming to a close. The change will affect hundreds of thousands of West Virginians. If residents receive Medicaid benefits, they will need to reapply to see if they are still eligible. The agency is sending out renewal letters and informing residents of other options if they don’t qualify.