Over 40 healthcare advocates from across the state gathered in Cheyenne on Monday. Volunteers spoke one on one with legislators to share their experiences and urge lawmakers to take action on healthcare and health insurance access and cost in Wyoming.
The focus of Healthy Wyoming Legislative Day this year was Medicaid expansion, which was created by Congress in the 2010 Federal Affordable Care Act. The act expanded Medicaid qualification requirements to include most adults whose incomes are up to 138% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). In 2025, the FPL is $32,150 a year for a family of four. States can choose whether or not to adopt Medicaid expansion. There are currently 10 states that have not adopted expansion – Wyoming is one of them. In 2021, a Medicaid expansion bill passed the state House but failed to pass a Senate committee.
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