health insurance

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.

Western states will see the highest increases in health care costs

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

Multiple actions taken at the state and federal levels are hurting the already fragile financial system of these health care providers, including what has been at the heart of the federal government shutdown. However, all in the industry are eyeing a new bucket of federal money that they hope will help hospitals emerge from these dire financial straits.

Staff diminish from 10 to 1 full-time at healthcare access nonprofit as cost surge looms.

Advocates from across the state gathered at the Wyoming State Capitol for Healthy Wyoming Day. Their goal was to push lawmakers on healthcare access and cost – Wyoming’s health insurance coverage gap was a specific focus.

Enhanced subsidies could bring monthly payments down to about $10 for many people. Also, UnitedHealthcare is now the third company offering insurance in the state.

Most of the Mountain West ranks below average when it comes to health insurance coverage and median income, according to recently released Census data.

The entire nation is in a Medicaid renewal process. That means people who are on Medicaid need to re-apply. So far, over 10,000 Wyomingites have not filled out that reapplication so they are automatically being taken off Medicaid.

Since the pandemic started, the federal government stopped states from reviewing Medicaid eligibility. In order to cover potential extra costs, the feds increased federal funding. But a change in federal law means states are returning to renewal plans, which includes waiver programs.