Medicaid

Gov. Mark Gordon signed over 30 bills into law on Friday and vetoed one that would have killed an investment account, citing constitutional concerns.

Wyoming Public Radio’s Kamila Kudelska went to Cheyenne a day before the House and Senate reconciled their versions of the budget bill to check in with the Wyoming Hospital Association President Eric Boley. He shared how the budget and some bills going through the legislative session may help or hurt Wyoming’s healthcare situation.

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.

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 Joint Appropriations Committee voted to cut the federal funding from the state’s Department of Health budget earlier this month, but the move was met with pushback and protest.

That time translates to about $54 million every year that might otherwise be billed to programs like Medicare.

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

Some of the bill’s impacts include tax reforms, research write-offs and Medicaid cuts.

The 'Big Beautiful Bill' cuts Medicaid spending by $1 trillion over 10 years. Wyoming healthcare stakeholders say as a result, thousands will lose insurance, and hospitals and nursing homes are at a higher risk of closing.