9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Saturday, June 24 Casper, Wyo. or Virtual Healthy Wyoming and our coalition partner Doctors for America will co-host an advocacy …
Continue ReadingWhy Medicaid coverage is critical for new Wyoming moms [VIDEO]
Platte County labor and delivery nurse Megan Mendoza describes why access to healthcare is critical for new Wyoming moms, and how Medicaid can help. Mendoza …
Continue ReadingMarjane Ambler’s Devastating Reminder
ON THE IMPORTANCE OF POSTPARTUM CARE, AND WHY “Medicaid for Moms” will help In a powerful editorial in the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle, Wyoming writer Marjane Ambler …
Continue ReadingJoint Revenue Committee advances business-boosting Medicaid expansion bill
CHEYENNE, Wyo — Testimony provided in the Joint Revenue Committee on Tuesday, Nov. 22 made clear that Wyoming’s economy stands to benefit significantly from the …
Continue ReadingWyoming’s future physicians call for Medicaid expansion
More than 20 years ago, the Wyoming Legislature recognized a problem: the state needed more doctors. To achieve this, the legislature formed a valuable partnership …
Continue ReadingPress Release: Recent nonpartisan report concludes Wyoming could experience fiscal gains from Medicaid expansion similar to Montana
Expanding Medicaid in Wyoming will dramatically increase coverage while providing the state with fiscal savings for many years.
Continue ReadingHackman: Medicaid expansion would reduce roadblocks to affordable mental health care
People across Wyoming struggle with mental health—and many struggle to receive help. We know that expanding Medicaid would allow thousands of people get the treatment they need but that they cannot afford right now. Medicaid expansion has successfully helped Montana’s mental health crisis, and it can help Wyoming’s, too.
Continue ReadingHundreds gather for Medicaid expansion rally on the Capitol steps
Speakers and attendees from across the state gathered to demand affordable healthcare access for all Wyomingites.
Continue ReadingTELL YOUR LOCAL WYO REP: VOTE “YES” TO EXPAND MEDICAID!
Here we go again, with more momentum! Let’s make sure lawmakers can’t ignore us!
Continue ReadingWhy you should care about “uncompensated care”
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.
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