health care

Legislators heard from experts and members of the public about topics including rural emergency services and maternal healthcare.

The well-being of Wyoming’s kids and families is moving in the right direction, according to the most recent data book, Kids Count. But stakeholders are worried about how future cuts may hinder this growth.

As the Wyoming Supreme Court considers whether the state’s abortion bans are constitutional, data show women who are denied abortions and carry their pregnancy to term have worse financial and physical well being than women who got abortions.

The April hearing on the future of abortion access in the state has been years in the making.

A Riverton nonprofit recently broke ground on construction for a new community-led hospital. It’ll create more options in the area, especially for soon-to-be mothers.

The Wyoming Department of Health is asking for over $18 million in its supplemental budget request. A majority of the funds would go toward increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates in an attempt to retain physicians.

This comes after a Teton County district judge struck down the state’s two near-total abortion laws.

The decision hinges almost entirely on a constitutional right Republicans fought for in the wake of the passage of the federal Affordable Care Act, allowing residents to make their own healthcare decisions.

Teton County District Court Judge Melissa Owens ruled Monday that the two laws passed by the Wyoming legislature to restrict or completely ban abortion in the state violate the Wyoming Constitution.

Idaho's abortion bans permit doctors to perform abortions to prevent the death of a pregnant woman, but not to preserve her health. This lawsuit is aiming to change that by expanding the medical circumstances in which abortions are allowed.