Medicaid expansion

A proposal to expand the Medicaid program in Wyoming was voted down in the Senate Labor, Health and Social Services Committee on Wednesday by a 3-2 margin.

Among the recommendations of the report is Medicaid expansion, in order to improve access to mental health and addiction treatment programs.

Cheyenne Democratic Senator Floyd Esquibel says he's hopeful the Legislature will expand Medicaid when it meets next year.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - A new federal study concludes that expanding the federal Medicaid system under the Affordable Care Act would help thousands of Wyoming residents suffering from mental illness or substance abuse.

The Legislature's Joint Appropriations Committee's decision last week to reject the governor's proposal to expand Medicaid isn't about the money or trusting the federal government, local hospital officials said this week.

A Wyoming legislative committee voted 7 to 5 on Wednesday to reject Governor Matt Mead's budget request for Medicaid expansion. "I want to ask my good colleagues on the Joint Appropriations Committee, 'What are you doing?'" said House Minority Leader Mary Throne, D-Cheyenne...

It failed in the general session, but might be given another try in the 2016 Wyoming Legislative Budget Session. Of course, we're talking about Medicaid Expansion.

Medicaid expansion has failed in the Legislature, but with dropping reserves and financial challenges in the Cowboy State, is it time to take another look at expanding Medicaid?

Wyoming Governor Matt Mead says he'll continue to push for Medicaid expansion. Mead outlined his budget recommendations for the next two years on Tuesday. "We are proposing in our budget a consideration of Medicaid expansion," said Mead...

Whatever slim chance there was that the Wyoming Legislature would approve a Medicaid expansion plan this year appears to be dead