Cigna Mountain States Regional President (far right) Kim Bimestefer reacts to a comment made by Cigna’s Mark Laitos, M.D. during an event in Casper earlier this year. Laramie, Albany, and Natrona Counties in March and April. Cigna Dinners To Feature Discussion on New Contract Amendment Cigna will host three dinners for Wyoming physicians in the […]
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Medicaid Fails in The Senate
By Tom Lacock Wyoming Medical Society CHEYENNE – A pair of budget amendment to expand Medicaid in Wyoming died a nasty death on Friday afternoon in the Wyoming State Senate. The first amendment was presented by Senator Bernadine Craft (R-Sweetwater) who amended the expansion plan to include a two-year sunset date, at which point Medicaid […]
Walker Meets with LCMS to Discuss Cigna Reimbursements
By Tom Lacock Wyoming Medical Society Cigna has recently sent a series of letters to Wyoming physicians outlining cuts to provider reimbursements, effective April 1. On Thursday evening in Cheyenne the Laramie County Medical Society hosted Jesse Walker, the Wyoming State Contract Manager for Cigna, who explained the Cigna reasoning for the cuts. Walker […]
Wyoming Medicaid Encourages Providers to Begin Re-Enrollment Immediately
By Wyoming Department of Health With implementation of ICD-10 now in the state’s rear view, for the time being, Wyoming Medicaid is intensely focused on the second of its three major provider initiatives – mandatory re-enrollment. Based on a provision included in the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), Medicaid programs across the […]
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 […]