By Sheila Bush Wyoming Medical Society CHEYENNE – The final meeting of the interim for any Legislative subcommittee is frenzied as the committee convenes for the last time of the year and decides which bills to sponsor before the start of the upcoming session. Making this week’s Joint Labor, Health, and Social Services meeting in […]
Month: December 2016
Events, Conferences, and Announcements for December 17
Each week the Wyoming Medical Society receives a number of webinar, CME, and other conference opportunities which we share with our members without endorsement. This week’s list includes: Announcements Ever wonder how Doctors get elected to Congress or your state legislature? Considering a run for office for yourself? Join The AMPAC February 17-19 at the AMPAC […]
Title XXV and Mental Health Have their Day at JLHSS
By Tom Lacock Wyoming Medical Society CHEYENNE – It was a packed house during the Joint Labor Health and Social Services Committee meeting in Cheyenne on Tuesday as the incoming legislators and committee members joined the current committee members who were attending their final meeting on the committee. Tuesday morning saw Title 25 front-and-center with […]
Wyoming Medicaid Changes Pre-Authorization Rules for Some Procedures
By Wyoming Medical Society Staff CHEYENNE – Wyoming Medicaid has changed some rules as it relates to pre-authorizations for pediatric procedures. According to Sheree Nall, CPC of the Wyoming Department of Health, effective Sept. 1, 2016, removal of skin tags and benign lesions will no longer require prior authorization. The codes included are 11200-11201, 11300-11312, […]
Wyoming AAP Chapter Receives Grant for Improving HPV Vaccination Rates
By Tom Lacock Wyoming Medical Society American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) chapters in Utah, Montana, Nevada, and Wyoming have joined forces on the AAP’s HPV MOC Umbrella Project. The effort will center on improving HPV vaccination rates and has netted the four chapters each a total of $15,000 with $5,000 of which going to the […]