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.

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.