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Wipfli LLP to assess Laramie demand, costs for possible new nursing home
16+ hour, 13+ min ago (702+ words) The front entrance of Ivinson Memorial Hospital as seen on March 6, 2023. After several discussions during previous meetings about the future of senior care in the community, the Albany County Hospital District Board of Trustees took a concrete step Wednesday evening…...
WWBC: The WBC debate is missing one big piece
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (491+ words) Wyoming Business Council CEO Josh Darrell speaks during an event hosted by the WBC and the Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) in the Laramie County Library in Cheyenne on March 7, 2023. Wyoming has every right to debate the proper role of…...
Hanlon: We all win with a Wyoming catastrophic insurance fund
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (717+ words) The plan to eliminate residential property tax with no viable replacement for the revenue lost is untenable. However, the desire to make homeownership affordable is laudable. If we could take steps to make homeownership affordable, we could impact the quality…...
With federal backing, Wyoming's catastrophic 'BearCare' health insurance plan could become reality
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (660+ words) Wyoming Department of Health Director Stefan Johansson speaks during the opening of Harmony House on March 26, 2025, in Cheyenne. JACKSON " Wyomingites may soon be able to enroll in "BearCare," a proposed health insurance plan designed to cover people injured in catastrophic…...
Jacksonites turn to 'Wild West' of insurance as health care subsidies expire
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1198+ words) Sam Strauss, 29, is a wildlife guide for Teton Science Schools. She already has turned down work to qualify for assistance on her Marketplace insurance premium. Garrett LeRoy at his home in Jackson. The 28-year-old is biting the bullet on a…...
Privatize workersâ comp insurance in Wyoming
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (239+ words) Did you know that Wyoming is only one of four states in the U.S. with a completely government-run workers" compensation insurance system? Washington, North Dakota and Ohio are the others. North Dakota and Ohio have managed to keep their rates low....
GAO confirms large-scale, systemic fraud risk in expanded Obamacare subsidies
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (451+ words) (The Center Square) " The enhanced Obamacare subsidies that Democrats want to extend are virtually unprotected against fraud, costing taxpayers potentially billions of dollars a year, a bombshell report from the Government Accountability Office revealed Wednesday. GAO found that in 2023, as…...
Wyoming employers get a break on workers’ comp premiums for third straight year
3+ mon, 16+ hour ago (619+ words) Rig workers handle drill pipe while a flare burns in the background. Wyoming employers participating in the state's workers' compensation program will experience a 15% break in premiums next year, the third rate reduction in as many years. That will result…...
‘It’s terrifying.’ Wyoming leads country with highest jump in Obamacare costs
3+ mon, 16+ hour ago (1478+ words) This graph from KFF Health News shows average monthly premium cost increases of Affordable Care Act health insurance plans for a 60-year-old individual earning roughly $63,000 a year. With a jump of 421%, Wyoming has the largest increase. Lander Free Clinic staffers…...
Medical services professional: Medicare Advantage does not mean double coverage
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (540+ words) Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, speaks during an event about drug prices with President Donald Trump, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. SUNDANCE " With Medicare enrollment upon us, the…...