healthcare

Hospital CEO Looks to Congress to Cut Health Care Costs

Rebecca Huntington — Wed, 01 May 2013 22:58:04 +0000

St. John's Medical Center CEO Lou Hochheiser is presenting a series of public forums to help Teton County residents understand health care reform.

Health Department offers grants to open clinics in rural areas

Willow Belden — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 23:10:55 +0000

The Wyoming Department of Health is trying to improve healthcare in rural communities by providing grant money for rural health centers.

The agency’s Keri Wagner says the money can be used to open new clinics, or to allow existing facilities to expand.

“Priority will be given to … applicants for new clinics in areas where access does not already exist,” Wagner said.

She added that while many areas in Wyoming don’t have access to good healthcare, money is not the only problem; it’s also hard to find doctors who are willing to live in rural areas.

Mead calls for studying healthcare during State of the State address

Bob Beck — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 18:33:02 +0000

Governor Matt Mead is urging legislators not to dismiss health care issues, but to study them and craft a Wyoming response to the Affordable Care Act. During his state of the state message today, Mead asked legislators to study both the health insurance exchange and Medicaid expansion.

Blue Cross Blue Shield Responds to Healthcare Overhaul Decision

Irina Zhorov — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:45:33 +0000

The Supreme Court, in a five-four decision, upheld the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act. The justices ruled that the individual mandate is unconstitutional under the commerce clause, but can go ahead as a tax.

The individual mandate requires that all people must buy health insurance. For insurance companies, that means they’ll be getting a large, new pool of customers. In Wyoming, 17-percent of the population is currently uninsured, compared to a nationwide average of 16-percent.

ACLU says inmates lack proper medical care in jails, prisons

Bob Beck — Mon, 21 May 2012 13:28:07 +0000

The Wyoming Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union says that most complaints surrounding state prisons and jails involves improper medical of mental health care. Much of that has to do with inmates not getting their necessary medication.