The state stands to receive up to $800 million through the new Rural Health Transformation Program. Its application narrowed in on stabilizing hospitals, preventative health and technological tools.
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Postpartum Medicaid extension dodges foes, becomes law
Legislation to provide healthcare coverage to low-income mothers after giving birth met heavy opposition, but prevailed — frequently by a single vote.
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Feds deny Wyoming’s proposal for long-term rural health funding, sending state back to drawing board
Perpetuity was envisioned as a sustainable fund to help prop up Wyoming’s precarious rural healthcare system. The state still hopes to receive millions in federal dollars through a Trump administration program.
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Lawmakers didn’t fill Wyoming’s ‘unacceptable’ maternity gaps this session. They’ll likely try again.
Critical holes in care pose thorny problem for rural state, where many women drive long distances to give birth. Lawmakers want to study it again during the summer months.
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State of the State: Gordon urges lawmakers to restore his $11.1B budget
The human cost of budget cuts was a recurring theme in the governor’s address.
