Wyoming elected officials are facing the first of many anticipated healthcare policy challenges with the question of whether or not to expand the Medicaid program in Wyoming. Expanding would mean creating a new category of eligibility, and increasing the income limits for those already currently eligible for program services. WMS was asked by the Governor […]
Year: 2015
Hiser Named 2015 Wyoming Medical Society Physician of The Year
CHEYENNE – Casper physician Dr. Wes Hiser has been named the Wyoming Physician of The Year by the Wyoming Medical Society this week and will receive his award during the organization’s Annual Meeting at Jackson Lake Lodge June 6. Hiser owns a reputation as the Godfather of specialty outreach clinics in Wyoming, as well as […]
September Is Healthy Vision Month
The American Academy of Ophthalmology and The Wyoming Ophthalmological Society are reminding adults to start the fight against age-related vision loss early – long before they reach the golden years. An estimated 43 million Americans will face vision loss or blindness from age-related eye diseases by 2020. During September, the National Eye Institute and the […]
Wyoming Medical Society Opposes Medical Marijuana Legalization Effort
CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Medical Society (WMS) announced its position in opposition to a possible 2016 general election ballot measure to legalize medical marijuana today in Cheyenne. The WMS substantiated its stance in a position paper, which is available here. The Wyoming Medical Society was founded in 1903 to provide representation, advocacy and service to […]
WINhealth Won’t Participate in Individual Market in 2016
WINhealth announced today in Cheyenne that it will not participate in the individual market, including the federal exchange for the 2016 plan year. This means those who have purchased WINhealth individual plans will have coverage through Dec. 31, 2015 as long as they pay their monthly premiums. Those individual members will then be required to […]
From Farmboy to Physician – Hiser Named 2015 WMS Physician of The Year
By Tom Lacock – Wyoming Medical Society CHEYENNE – “I’m still basically a farm boy,” Wes Hiser says as he leans back in his office chair, feet extended and legs crossed. Here sits the Godfather of the specialty outreach clinic in Wyoming in a dress shirt and brown Ariat boots — with no embroidery to […]
Patient Centered Medical Homes Popping Up
The Blue Cross Blue Shield PCMH model is shown above. By Tom Lacock Wyoming Medical Society CHEYENNE – While the concept isn t new, the high profile afforded to Patient Centered Medical Homes (PCMH) by the Affordable Care Act is. PCMHs are being embraced by practices that say they have done this work for years, […]
Direct Primary Care Begins to Take Hold in Wyoming
Kristina Behringer, MD stands in the exam room of her office in Cheyenne. By Tom Lacock Wyoming Medical Society CHEYENNE — In an industry so dominated by insurance companies, a form of primary care without insurance administration is beginning to gain popularity as two more physicians have recently opened Direct Primary Care (DPC) practices in […]