1+ hour, 12+ min ago   (986+ words) A medical assistant preps an exam room at One Health’s Powell clinic. It and other community health centers can be among the limited options available for Wyomingites in the insurance coverage gap. Wyoming health administrators proposed establishing a state-operated public…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (359+ words) For Wyoming, this is not a distant or imaginary concern. Three of the state’s eight privately owned hospitals are now owned by private-equity firms — one of the highest proportions in the country. In a state where distance can turn a…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (464+ words) Memorial Hospital of Carbon County, pictured, Is reporting a financial turnaround and is making strides toward stability, according to a recent hospital press release. After facing serious financial challenges common across rural healthcare systems, the hospital has made measurable strides…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (1113+ words) Senator Tara Nethercott, R-Cheyenne, speaks during the Wyoming Legislature's 2025 Session in the Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025 in Cheyenne. CHEYENNE – Wyoming lawmakers and health care leaders gathered this week for the debut of the Legislature’s Health Insurance Affordability Task Force, a…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (454+ words) The Sweetwater County commissioners are more optimistic about the budget after the projected $10.5 million shortfall was downgraded to $6.2 million. However, they are warning there is still a shortfall and notes cuts will still be had by all. GREEN RIVER -- The…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (848+ words) CHEYENNE – Diane Gore never expected the job she took a week after graduating college in 1985 would become a 40-year career, much less lead her to the top of Wyoming’s only state-based health insurer. This spring, Gore will retire as president…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1154+ words) Recently, a listener of NerdWallet’s Smart Money podcast submitted a question about budgeting for long-term care for her father-in-law: We are looking at how we can have him move closer to us into an independent/assisted living situation. We would…...

5+ mon, 3+ week 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…...

7+ mon, 6+ day 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…...

7+ mon, 2+ 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…...