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St. John's CEO explains implications of health care reform

Rebecca Huntington — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:09:39 +0000

More than 90 people gathered this week at the Teton County Library in Jackson to hear St. John's Medical Center CEO Dr. Lou Hochheiser explain health care reform.

Hochheiser told the crowd that as part of health care reform the federal government would be cutting what it pays hospitals to treat Medicaid and Medicare patients by five-to-25 percent. He said the goal is to use some of those savings to pay for expanding Medicaid coverage... essentially, paying less per patient in order to cover more people.

House considers increasing Medicaid fraud enforcement

Irina Zhorov — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:28:56 +0000

A Medicaid fraud recovery bill has gotten initial approval from the House of Representatives. The bill would permit the state to investigate Medicaid fraud by medical providers and recipients without involving the federal government… Currently investigations only go forward when the federal government decides to investigate.

Representative Elaine Harvey says the bill is necessary to recover millions of dollars for the state.

Governor Mead concerned about lack of health care response

Bob Beck — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 00:18:05 +0000

Governor Matt Mead continues weighing the pros and cons of expanding Medicaid to include those in the state who earn 133 percent of the poverty scale. The expansion is part of the healthcare overhaul known as the Affordable Care Act.

Barrasso discusses plans for Health Care revisions on Fox News

Bob Beck — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 00:18:52 +0000

Wyoming U-S Senator John Barrasso continues to hope that the U-S Supreme Court will toss out the entire Affordable Care Act and force Congress to develop a new health care overhaul.

If that happened, some popular programs– including the ability for children to stay on their parents’ health insurance plan until the age of 26 – would go away. During an appearance on FOX News, Barrasso said that would be part of any new legislation.

Insurance Companies Hold Their Breath Over ACA Decision

Tristan Ahtone — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 22:40:50 +0000

Wyoming’s largest health insurer Blue Cross Blue Shield says they’re unsure what effects will be felt in the state should the Supreme Court strike down the Affordable Care Act.

Wendy Curran is with Blue Cross Blue Shield. She says the insurance giant has been working hard to get up-to-date with provisions laid out by the ACA. However, should the act be struck down, she says many of the acts provisions would likely remain. But all eyes are on one key provision: