Wyoming State Hospital Provides Mental Health Services for The State By Tom Lacock Wyoming Medical Society Rich Dunkley has had time to hang pictures on the wall of his new office but little else, less than three months after taking the job as the superintendent of the Wyoming State Hospital in Evanston. Dunkley got his […]
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Mental Healthcare Needs On The Rise in Wyoming
Sharon Pendlebury of Cheyenne Regional Medical Center’s Behavioral Health Services poses at her facility. By Tom Lacock Wyoming Medical Society More and more clients seek mental health services, which means the costs to the state also increase. However, finding two people who agree on the reasons is difficult and makes finding solutions just as hard. […]
The Oral History of WINhealth’s fall into receivership
By Tom Lacock Wyoming Medical Society Nearly nine months after it officially entered a rehabilitation receivership, the question of WINhealth and what led to its demise has been discussed in physician lounges and board rooms around the state. On Oct. 21, State Insurance Commissioner Tom Glause filed a rehabilitation receivership petition in district court in […]
Ezdan Fluckinger and his family pose at their bakery in Torrington called, The Bread Doctor. By Tom Lacock Wyoming Medical Society Ezdan Fluckinger is a lot of things and he isn’t about to let the initials “MD” define him. After serving as a doctor in the southeast Wyoming community of Torrington (population: 6,800) for 16 […]
Providers Set to Lose 3.3 Percent of Medicaid Reimbursement
By Tom Lacock Wyoming Medical Society CHEYENNE – Wyoming providers can soon expect reduced Medicaid reimbursement according to Wyoming Department of Health Director Tom Forslund. According to the Wyoming Department of Health, the provider reimbursement proposed by Forslund today will go into effect, July 1. Forslund announced a reduction in Medicaid reimbursement of 3.3 percent […]
County Medical Societies See Increased Activity
As the calendar turns to April, county medical societies across the state are engaging their members with a variety of activities from clinical to casual. Perhaps the state’s most active county society, the Natrona County Medical Society, held the latest in its CME lecture series on Monday in Casper welcoming Kellie Moser from WYhealth. According […]
Cigna Hosts Dinner and Meeting in Laramie
Cigna President of Mountain States Kim Bimestefer presents to a room of physicians Thursday in Laramie. By Tom Lacock Wyoming Medical Society The second in a series of three dinner meetings hosted by health insurance firm Cigna took place Thursday night in Laramie featuring debate on the impact of the state employee’s health insurance plan […]
Events, Conferences, and Announcements for April 1
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 The American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) seeks workshops, papers, and presentations for its 27th Annual Meeting, Dec. 8-11 in Bonita Springs, Florida. Submissions must be […]
TDC Announces Annual Dividend
The Doctors Company, the nation’s largest physician-owned medical malpractice insurer, has announced a $32 million dividend, which is made possible by the excellent claims experience of The Doctors Company’s members. Since 1976, The Doctors Company has paid more than $370 million in dividends, and 2016 marks the 11th year in a row that the company […]
Cigna Hosts Provider Dinner in Cheyenne
Representatives from the Wyoming Medical Society, as well as the Cigna and the community discuss rising healthcare costs during a dinner in Cheyenne on March 15. Crowd of Business Owners, Healthcare Representatives, WMS Discuss Cost By Tom Lacock – Wyoming Medical Society CHEYENNE – A crowd of 47 physicians, employers, Cigna representatives, and representatives of the […]