Cheyenne jury awards record medical malpractice award
A jury in Cheyenne handed down the largest medical malpractice verdict in Wyoming history. The case centered on Louis Prager, who was rushed to the emergency room after an auto accident in 2008. The...
View ArticleSheridan educators could see costs for health care go up
Officials at Sheridan Memorial Hospital have been notified that the hospital could be downgraded from a tier one hospital to tier two by the Wyoming School Board Association Insurance Trust otherwise...
View ArticleFuture of healthcare pilot project uncertain
A state run health care pilot project continues to struggle to get participants, and Governor Matt Mead recently wonders about its future. The Healthy Frontiers project helps low income people who...
View ArticleHealth Insurance exchange to be discussed
A Wyoming Business Organization is hosting a forum next week about a state Health Insurance Exchange. A health insurance exchange is an on-line marketplace where people can more easily purchase...
View ArticleWyoming members of Congress watching Supreme Court closely
Wyoming lawmakers are sitting on pins and needles as the Supreme Court takes up the health care law this week. Democrats passed the law, and Republicans despise it and are resting their political...
View ArticleWhat’s next with Wyoming’s Health Care?
Earlier this month the state legislature ended funding for an experimental program called Healthy Frontiers, it was Wyoming’s latest effort to save the state health care money. The idea was also...
View ArticleBarrasso discusses plans for Health Care revisions on Fox News
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...
View ArticleMedicaid cuts and efficiencies are being discussed
Earlier this year the Wyoming legislature told the State Department of Health to study the rising costs of Medicaid and determine if the program can be changed. This week the Department will begin a...
View ArticleHealth Care Experts: What The Affordable Care Act Could Mean for Wyoming
Host Intro: Healthcare experts gathered in Jackson this week to spell out what the Supreme Court ruling about the Affordable Care Act could mean for patients in Wyoming. Rebecca Huntington has...
View ArticleFederal health official touts health insurance exchange concept
A federal health official has high hopes that a health insurance exchange will help people get affordable health care insurance, even in Wyoming. An exchange is an on-line marketplace where people can...
View ArticleWyoming Health Dept. seeks volunteer medical professionals
The Wyoming Department of Health is looking for medical professionals to volunteer for the Medical Reserve Corps.The Health Department’s Angelyn Mayes says Medical Reserve Corps volunteers do a variety...
View ArticleEarly Flu Season Should Be Take Seriously
Flu season is starting earlier than usual in Wyoming. Department of Health Spokeswoman Kim Deti says February and March are usually the peak times for the illness, and it’s not clear why the season is...
View ArticleUW Nursing School chosen to participate in initiative to better nursing...
The University of Wyoming’s Fay Whitney School of Nursing has been chosen to participate in a $3 million initiative aimed at transforming nursing education. The initiative is called the Future of...
View ArticleProtesters to demonstrate at Peabody and Arch annual meetings
Protesters are gathering in Gillette this week to demonstrate against the Patriot Coal Company during Arch and Peabody Coal’s annual shareholder meetings. Patriot was formed in 2007 when Peabody...
View ArticleProtesters to demonstrate at Peabody and Arch annual meetings
Protesters are gathering in Gillette this week to demonstrate against the Patriot Coal Company during Arch and Peabody Coal’s annual shareholder meetings. Patriot was formed in 2007 when Peabody...
View ArticleSt. John's CEO explains implications of health care reform
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...
View ArticleTransparency is key for hospitals, doctor says
A doctor who will be speaking at the Renaissance Weekend in Jackson this week says transparency at hospitals can lead to better healthcare for patients. Dr. Marty Makary, a surgeon at Johns Hopkins...
View ArticleFort Washakie Health Center receives $1.1 million grant
The Northern Arapaho Tribe’s Housing Authority has received a $1.1 million Indian Community Development Block Grant. The competitive grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban...
View ArticleLegislators consider Medicaid expansion options
To comply with the Affordable Care Act, Wyoming lawmakers still have to determine whether they want to provide more health insurance to people who cannot afford it, and what such a plan would look...
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