healthcare

Big chunks of the federal dollars are going toward improving access to emergency care and keeping labor and delivery units open.

Some of the candidates for U.S. House said Wyoming needs a louder voice in Congress and more independence from the wills of Washington as basic affordability and public lands remain under threat.

The federal government awarded millions of dollars to states to develop programs to train more healthcare providers in rural areas.

That’s especially true in the Mountain West. In most states, if one delivery unit shuts down, the next closest one is more than an hour away.

Could Wyoming join Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah to partially cover the childbirth resource?

The $5.2 million commitment from the American Heart Association and Helmsley Charitable Trust aims to bring first responders, hospitals and the public on the same page to quickly treat a stroke.

Wyoming is receiving $205 million for the first year of the federal Rural Health Transformation Program to expand the capacity of the state's healthcare system.

Millions of people in Colorado and across the nation lost their health insurance after the pandemic wind-down ended automatic re-enrollment in Medicaid.

New Mexico is shielding residents from increases in Affordable Care Act monthly premiums, while Wyoming enrollment numbers are taking a steep dip.

Arizona, Colorado and Utah got C grades in a new maternal mental health report card. Idaho, New Mexico, Nevada and Wyoming got Ds.