ACLU says inmates lack proper medical care in jails, prisons
The Wyoming Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union says that most complaints surrounding state prisons and jails involves improper medical of mental health care. Much of that has to do with...
View ArticleBlue Cross Blue Shield Responds to Healthcare Overhaul Decision
The Supreme Court, in a five-four decision, upheld the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act. The justices ruled that the individual mandate is unconstitutional under the commerce clause, but...
View ArticleMead calls for studying healthcare during State of the State address
Governor Matt Mead is urging legislators not to dismiss health care issues, but to study them and craft a Wyoming response to the Affordable Care Act. During his state of the state message today, Mead...
View ArticleHealth Department offers grants to open clinics in rural areas
The Wyoming Department of Health is trying to improve healthcare in rural communities by providing grant money for rural health centers.The agency’s Keri Wagner says the money can be used to open new...
View ArticleHospital CEO Looks to Congress to Cut Health Care Costs
St. John's Medical Center CEO Lou Hochheiser is presenting a series of public forums to help Teton County residents understand health care reform.
View ArticleWyoming’s health insurance marketplace opens
Wyoming residents will get to choose from roughly 16 health insurance plans as the new federal health insurance marketplace opens up today. While Wyoming premiums will be higher than the rest of the...
View ArticleWyoming Dementia Care receives grant from national organization
The nonprofit organization Wyoming Dementia Care received a five thousand dollar grant from the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America last week.Wyoming Dementia Care provides cost-free social support and...
View ArticleIndian Health Service can take over a year to process contractor payments
A study by the Government Accountability Office – or GAO - shows that it takes over one year for the Indian Health Service to process payments to contractors in 8-percent of claims.
View ArticleNew movement seeks to train health care professionals as team
A central mandate of the Affordable Care Act is getting health care professionals to communicate across disciplines. A conference Thursday at the University of Wyoming brought health care leaders...
View ArticleHospital, Library Navigate Healthcare.gov for the Uninsured
Cheyenne Regional Medical Center is heading a statewide effort called Enroll Wyoming to help people get health insurance through the new online marketplace. The program has trained navigators across...
View ArticleWY Sees More Physicians Licensed To Practice In State
The Wyoming Board of Medicine says a record number of physicians received licenses to practice in Wyoming last year. The Board of Medicine’s Kevin Bohnenblust says 35 more physicians were licensed...
View ArticleCMS Launches Rural Healthcare Demonstration Project
In an effort to increase medical services to rural communities, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) are now accepting applications for the Frontier Community Health Integration Project...
View ArticleSenate Kills Health Insurance Expansion Bill
A bill that would use federal money to help poor people buy insurance was soundly defeated in the Wyoming Senate.
View ArticleACLU says inmates lack proper medical care in jails, prisons
The Wyoming Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union says that most complaints surrounding state prisons and jails involves improper medical of mental health care. Much of that has to do with...
View ArticleBlue Cross Blue Shield Responds to Healthcare Overhaul Decision
The Supreme Court, in a five-four decision, upheld the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act. The justices ruled that the individual mandate is unconstitutional under the commerce clause, but...
View ArticleMead calls for studying healthcare during State of the State address
Governor Matt Mead is urging legislators not to dismiss health care issues, but to study them and craft a Wyoming response to the Affordable Care Act. During his state of the state message today, Mead...
View ArticleHealth Department offers grants to open clinics in rural areas
The Wyoming Department of Health is trying to improve healthcare in rural communities by providing grant money for rural health centers.The agency’s Keri Wagner says the money can be used to open new...
View ArticleHospital CEO Looks to Congress to Cut Health Care Costs
St. John's Medical Center CEO Lou Hochheiser is presenting a series of public forums to help Teton County residents understand health care reform.
View ArticleWyoming’s health insurance marketplace opens
Wyoming residents will get to choose from roughly 16 health insurance plans as the new federal health insurance marketplace opens up today. While Wyoming premiums will be higher than the rest of the...
View ArticleWyoming Dementia Care receives grant from national organization
The nonprofit organization Wyoming Dementia Care received a five thousand dollar grant from the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America last week.Wyoming Dementia Care provides cost-free social support and...
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