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CRMC Facing Loss Of Millions

Doug Randall — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:11:41 +0000

Cheyenne Regional Medical Center is facing the loss of as much as $7 million annually due to Medicare cuts. CRMC CEO Dr. John Lucas says other funding cuts could double that amount.

Lucas says the Legislature's decision not to participate in the voluntary expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act is one factor in the possible funding cuts

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DOH:Medicaid Expansion Would Save Money

Doug Randall — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 18:26:40 +0000

A new report from the Wyoming Department of Health says that expanding Wyoming Medicaid as encouraged by the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) could reduce the number of uninsured residents and save the state more than $47 Million over the next six years.

Department of Health Director Tom F

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Barrasso Says Sebelius Not Prepared To Answer Questions

Doug Randall — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:45:39 +0000

Wyoming Senator John Barrasso says Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is ''not prepared to answer questions" from states about implementation of the Affordable Care Act.

Barrasso also says it appears to him that Sebelius hasn't given much thought to the implementation of the act

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Economist Says Election Raises Gas Industry Concerns [AUDIO]

Doug Randall — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 14:53:43 +0000

Creighton University Economist Ernie Goss says the re-election of President Obama and a Democratic-controlled Senate may not be good news for Wyoming's natural gas industry. But he says it may be favorable for wind-energy producers

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Mead Announces Cistern Program [AUDIO]

Doug Randall — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:31:04 +0000

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says provisions of the Affordable Care Act cracking down on medicare fraud are helping to make the program more financially solvent. Governor Matt Mead announced that residents living in the Pavillion East Water Supply Project Area, which is near the town of Pavillion, will receive water cistern systems. Amy Richards has a report. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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Tribal Group Likes the Health Care Decision [AUDIO]

Amy Richards — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 01:05:14 +0000

A national trial advocacy group is praising the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that upheld the Affordable Care Act. Doug Randall reports. The Medicine Bow National Forest in southeast Wyoming is seeing its third wildfire of the season. Spokesman Larry Sandoval says the 5,000 acre Arapaho fire is the second so far in the Laramie peak area in northern Albany County. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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Report Says Tax Credits Could Help Millions

Doug Randall — Wed, 09 May 2012 18:23:14 +0000

A new report from Families USA says tax credits included in the Affordable Care Act could help millions of small businesses offer health coverage for their employees.

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Do You Support the Individual Mandate? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:10:09 +0000

This week, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the constitutionality of the individual mandate from President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul.

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NFIB Official Critical of Health Reform [AUDIO]

Doug Randall — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:15:04 +0000

The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality will host the second Upper Green River Basin Air Quality Citizen's Advisory Task Force meeting next week. Amy Richards has a report. A spokesman for the National Federation of Independent Businesses was in Cheyenne this week to talk about the Affordable Care Act. Bob Grayboyes says the law is likely to actually increase healthcare costs and is generally bad for small businesses. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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Changes Proposed to Affordabe Care Act [AUDIO]

Cheyenne News Staff — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:05:30 +0000

Contracts totaling $21.4 million for eight highway projects around the state were awarded by the Wyoming Transportation Commission during its December meeting in Jackson. Doug Randall reports. The Department of Health and Human Services Friday released a bulletin outlining proposed policies that will give states more flexibility and freedom to implement the Affordable Care Act. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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Get the Facts on Health Care Reform [AUDIO]

Doug Randall — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:48:36 +0000

The Wyoming Transportation Commission has awarded over $2.3 million for seven highway projects during it's August meeting in Cheyenne. Amy Richards has details. An upcoming presentation in Casper on the Affordable Care Act will attempt to explain what the law really means, minus the political rhetoric. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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Lawmakers look at Energy Collaboration [audio]

Doug Randall — Fri, 13 May 2011 13:38:39 +0000

The legislatures Joint Interim Labor, Health and Social Services Committee will meet next week to look at ways to implement the affordable care act in Wyoming. Deborah Smith of Wyoming News Service has a report. Amy Richards has a report on Wyoming lawmakers looking into collaboration with other energy producing states on energy-related issues. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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