State Health Dept Encourages Measles Vaccine
By Staff – 3 Feb ’15 With a growing, multistate outbreak of measles linked to a famous California amusement park, the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is urging [Continue Reading ...]
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More People are Signing Up for Obamacare in Wyoming
By Kari Eakins – 23 Jan ’15 Nearly 18,000 people in Wyoming have signed up for insurance coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace. The U.S. Department of [Continue Reading ...]
Cheyenne Regional Opens New Lobby [PHOTOS]
By Kari Eakins – 19 Nov ’14 As of 6 a.m. Friday morning, the renovated lobby at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center is open. The $4-million project was the final [Continue Reading ...]
Wyoming Lawmakers Advance Alternative Medicaid Expansion Bill
By Kari Eakins – 16 Nov ’14 A Wyoming legislative committee has endorsed a bill which would expand Medicaid coverage to 17,600 low-income residents. The Joint [Continue Reading ...]
Wyoming’s Rank in Health Survey Slips to 25th
By Associated Press – 15 Nov ’14 An annual survey of U.S. health ranks Wyoming 25th in the nation, down from 17th the previous year. America’s Health [Continue Reading ...]
Report: Wyoming 6th in Funding Tobacco Programs
By Associated Press – 15 Nov ’14 A new national report ranks Wyoming sixth in the country in funding programs that prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit [Continue Reading ...]
Health Insurance Companies Report Large Response
By Associated Press – 12 Nov ’14 Both companies offering health insurance coverage in Wyoming under the Affordable Care Act report business is brisk ahead of [Continue Reading ...]
Wyoming Lawmaker Proposes ‘Right-to-Try’ Bill
By Associated Press – 4 Nov ’14 Some Wyoming lawmakers are proposing legislation that would give terminally ill patients the right to receive drugs or undergo [Continue Reading ...]
Cheyenne Looks to Cut Worker Health Coverage Costs
By Associated Press – 29 Nov ’14 City officials in Cheyenne are deliberating whether to hire a consultant to help cut the cost of health insurance coverage for [Continue Reading ...]
‘SHARE Plan’ Proposed to Expand Wyoming Medicaid
By Staff – 26 Nov ’14 The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is describing its newly released recommendations for expanding healthcare coverage to thousands of [Continue Reading ...]