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Why you should care about “uncompensated care”

Last Updated: on January 22, 2022January 21, 2022by Healthy Wyoming

Wyoming residents pay higher healthcare costs and insurance premiums because hospitals here must cover losses they incur from treating people who lack insurance.

Medicaid expansion would provide coverage to uninsured people, dramatically decrease “uncompensated care” losses, and drive down the cost of healthcare in Wyoming for everyone.

Help build Wyoming business support for Medicaid expansion: A step-by-step guide

Last Updated: on January 21, 2022January 18, 2022by Healthy Wyoming

Medicaid expansion would not only benefit tens of thousands of our Wyoming neighbors who currently lack access to basic healthcare. It’s also good for business. …

ONE MORE TIME: Tell the Legislature’s Revenue Committee to advance a Medicaid expansion bill!

Last Updated: on December 14, 2021December 14, 2021by Healthy Wyoming

Here we go again, with more momentum! Let’s make sure lawmakers can’t ignore us!

Tell your legislators: Medical freedom requires healthcare access. EXPAND WYO MEDICAID.

Last Updated: on November 17, 2021November 17, 2021by Healthy Wyoming

TIPS FOR WRITING YOUR LOCAL LEGISLATORS IMPORTANT: You’ll write your message in the text box on Step 2, where it says “Personalize your message.” Your …

Medicaid expansion is a major tool for fighting cancer

Last Updated: on November 16, 2021November 12, 2021by Healthy Wyoming

Chances of surviving cancer are much higher when it’s detected early. But for people who can’t afford to go to the doctor, cancer is often discovered too late. Medicaid expansion increases early diagnosis, ensures treatment, and saves lives.

New Poll: Majority of Wyoming Voters Support Medicaid Expansion

Last Updated: on October 30, 2021October 30, 2021by Healthy Wyoming

MANY RESIDENTS FACE HEALTH CARE WORRIES, CONCERNS ABOUT LACK OF CARE Nearly two-thirds (66%) of Wyoming residents support expanding Medicaid in the state, according …

Vigils across Wyoming remember those who died for lack of healthcare access

Last Updated: on October 27, 2021September 30, 2021by Healthy Wyoming

Faith leaders and those who have lost loved ones led vigils in eight Wyoming communities on Sept. 17 to raise awareness of the need to close Wyoming’s Medicaid gap.

Join us to remember and honor our neighbors who have died for lack of healthcare

Last Updated: on September 16, 2021August 31, 2021by Healthy Wyoming

The Healthy Wyoming coalition will host a series of vigils and related actions in communities across the state on Friday, Sept. 17.

The vigils will honor our Wyoming neighbors who have died and who are suffering because they lack access to healthcare.

Our Wyoming neighbors are dying because they can’t afford healthcare

Last Updated: on August 25, 2021August 20, 2021by Healthy Wyoming

Neglected long-term illness, a lack of screening for cancer or heart disease, and inability to pay for prescriptions are among the things killing people in Wyoming who would be saved by Medicaid expansion.

Our Latest Op-Ed in the CST: Who benefits from Medicaid expansion? Everyone.

Last Updated: on August 25, 2021July 26, 2021by Healthy Wyoming

As Wyoming continues to recover from the impacts of COVID-19, we must take advantage of every available resource to propel our state forward. Medicaid expansion …

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