Month: August 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 […]