State aims to inject the Rural Health Transformation Program funds into proposals to prop up rural hospitals, build workforce and bolster preventative health measures.
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Cutting the Community Choices Waiver doesn’t save money — it just shifts the costs
We will pay for long-term care for seniors and adults with disabilities one way or another. But lawmakers have chosen a more expensive and less effective option, writes guest columnist Nikki Green.
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Wyomingites may be skeptical of Obamacare, but many use it for health insurance
Among 10 farm states, Wyoming had the highest insurance premiums, benefited the most from tax credits and used the federal insurance marketplace the most.
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Let’s channel national anger to improve Wyoming’s health care
With the nation talking about the health insurance industry, guest columnist Nancy Ahlberg writes it’s important to recognize Wyomingites face additional barriers to care.
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Lawmakers will not strip $58M in tribal health funds from budget
Public decried January vote as unnecessary and cruel. Appropriations chair Bear assured it was an accounting maneuver and “the funding was never ever in jeopardy.”
