LEGISLATIVE WATCH WYOMING: Cheyenne Senator Battles Postpartum Medicaid Extension Bill
A Cheyenne senator grilled health care experts and individuals who testified in support of a bill Wednesday that would extend Medicaid coverage, asking why Wyoming should move this legislation forward.
LEGISLATIVE WATCH WYOMING: Future of Medicaid Expansion Unclear After Bill Dies in Wyoming Statehouse
Nineteen thousand Wyomingites who, according to state figures, could have gained access to free or low-cost health insurance coverage, will remain without such protections as Wyoming legislators again declined to bring a measure to expand Medicaid coverage to the House floor for a vote.
LEGISLATIVE WATCH WYOMING: Medicaid Expansion a Delicate Balance of Pros and Cons (Part 2)
If Wyoming legislators vote to pass House Bill 80 and enact Medicaid expansion, Wyomingites could benefit in numerous ways: they’ll see greater access to health care coverage, a short-term budgetary bump and an influx of federal dollars for years to come.
LEGISLATIVE WATCH WYOMING: House Revenue Committee Advances Medicaid Expansion Bill, With Amendments (Part 1)
Low income Wyomingites are one step closer to qualifying for government-funded health insurance, as Wyoming legislators on the House Revenue Committee voted Thursday to advance legislation expanding Medicaid access to the House floor.
“Kind of a No Brainer”: Advocates Renew Push for Medicaid Expansion
In March of 2020, Tazle Markovich returned home to Casper after a two-year stint in Ecuador working as a community health volunteer through the Peace Corps. Back in Wyoming, Markovich started applying to medical school, getting one step closer to his dream of becoming a doctor.