Year: 2026

The task force continued examining the factors driving Wyoming’s high health care and insurance costs, with particular attention to the challenges created by the state’s rural geography, small patient volumes, limited provider competition, and workforce shortages. Health care costs and data: Hospital representatives emphasized the administrative burden associated with prior authorizations and claim denials. There […]

Following the close of the RHTF application and review process, WDH presented its award recommendations to the Rural Health Transformation Advisory Committee on August 11, 2026. WDH first reviewed applications for eligibility, including required partnerships, cash match, entity type, regionalization, duplication, and submission deadlines. Eligible applications were then competitively scored based on alignment with the […]

The Wyoming Legislature created a Health Insurance Affordability Task Force to examine one of the most pressing challenges facing patients, employers, physicians, and communities across the state: the rising cost of health insurance. The task force was formed during the 2026 interim to study why health insurance premiums remain difficult to afford for many Wyoming […]

During its May 14–15 meeting in Casper, the Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Labor, Health & Social Services Interim Committee addressed the critical challenges currently impacting the state’s health care landscape, including physician workforce shortages, maternity care deserts, rural hospital sustainability, and pharmacy scope of practice. Lawmakers also examined potential liability reforms and legislative proposals to improve […]

The Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program was authorized by the One Big Beautiful Act in the summer of 2025. Following this, every state submitted an application to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) detailing its vision for using the funds. Wyoming’s plan, submitted on November 5th, 2025, focused on several key priorities: Chronic […]