The Senate is considering a bill that would provide medicaid reimbursements for birthing centers, while the House is considering EMS service reimbursement and overall state eligibility for Medicaid.

With Driggs clinic saved from closure, many still seek care in Idaho Falls or Jackson as options for vital treatments dwindle.

The bill dictates how federal money can be used in the state and creates a perpetual fund. The legislature has also moved a bill that would change hospitals' ability to declare bankruptcy and one that requires hospitals to have a list of standard service charges.

The court struck down two near-total abortion bans recently and has since been met with pushback from the state’s conservative faction.

February is American Heart Month and health experts are putting a spotlight on cardiovascular diseases and the tools available to all Wyomingites to help save lives. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in Wyoming and high blood pressure is one of the leading precursors of life-changing events like heart attack or stroke.

Kratom is often marketed as an herbal supplement. But it’s highly addictive, affecting the same parts of the brain as opioids. Coroners have found it in suicide victims’ bodies.

Lawmakers also may set more stringent requirements for informed consent when terminating pregnancies.

Lawmakers moved forward legislation to update Medicaid eligibility requirements and increase reimbursement for EMS services but not for nursing homes and maternal services.

Lawmakers have moved forward a bill protecting pregnancy centers, which offer resources to pregnant people not including abortion, and a bill ensuring birth centers get Medicaid coverage.

The bill would require more CPR training and AEDs easily accessible at schools and athletic events.