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With New Federal Incentives, Medicaid Expansion Bill Moves In Wyoming
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle (Cheyenne, WY)
Mar. 8 CHEYENNE With new federal incentives being offered to the 12 states that have declined Medicaid expansion over the last decade, a bill to expand coverage in Wyoming to the state s low-income residents was advanced by a legislative committee Monday morning.
Expanding Medicaid to uninsured people whose income is at or below 138% of the federal poverty level has been a frequent topic of debate in the Wyoming Legislature in recent years. If authorized by state legislators, Medicaid expansion would cover approximately 24,000 residents in its first two years of implementation, according to estimates from the Wyoming Department of Health released last month.