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In an ideal, theoretical world, Rep. John Bear (R-Gillette) says he’d like to see churches take more of a lead on some aspects of state government, like certain mental health and welfare programs.

The tragic Los Angeles fires were a historically destructive disaster, but they also presented a unique opportunity to study the toxic exposures faced by firefighters. New findings point to a heightened risk for serious diseases like lupus.

H-1B visas are used to hire foreign workers in specialized jobs, including healthcare workers.

The proposal includes creating financial incentives for critical access hospitals to have emergency and labor and delivery departments, expanding on behavioral telehealth and creating healthcare workforce scholarships, among others.

A new national survey by the Urban Indian Health Institute is working to reveal how widespread traumatic brain injuries are among Indigenous survivors of domestic and sexual violence.

Tax credits that helped people earning up to 400% of federal poverty guidelines are expiring. Some 20,000 Wyomingites could be left in the lurch.

The state’s priorities include improving access to care, building up its health workforce, and using technology to improve chronic disease management and bring care closer to home.

Despite St. John’s Health and the Teton County Health Department ending their collaboration on the clinic, it carries on as a community resource.

Workers navigate potential triple-digit price hikes and diminishing options.

The Labor and Health Committee identified maternity health deserts as its number one priority for the past two years. This year, it’s sponsoring bills to reimburse birthing centers through Medicaid and protect pregnancy centers from government regulations.