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Wyoming Urges Preparation For Insurance Changes

Associated Press — Tue, 07 May 2013 17:04:24 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — State Insurance Commissioner Tim Hirsig is urging Wyoming businesses to prepare for federal health care law requirements so they do not face unnecessary fines.

Many of the new health insurance requirements under the Affordable Care Act will take effect Jan

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Full Beds Force Casper Hospital to Divert Patients

Associated Press — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:18:26 +0000

Wyoming Medical Center in Casper has had to turn away patients from outside Natrona County at times this winter because it didn't have enough free beds.

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Steenbergen Says Exchange Specifics Unknown

Doug Randall — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:18:26 +0000

Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce President and C-E-O Dale Steenbergen says it's not clear exactly how the insurance exchanges mandated by the federal Affordable Care Act will work in small states such as Wyoming

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CRMC Gets $14.2 Million To Improve Statewide Health

Doug Randall — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 17:09:50 +0000

Cheyenne Regional Medical Center has received a $14.2 Million grant to improve medical care across Wyoming.

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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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Commentary: Obama's Quest To Consolidate Federal Power

Chris Adamo — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 04:25:26 +0000

Long before his inauguration, Barack Obama made clear his intentions to expand the reach and power of government beyond any former boundaries.

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Commentary: America Gravely Threatened By Activist Government

Chris Adamo — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:11:18 +0000

Americans at the “grassroots” have awakened in recent decades to the ravages of judges who “legislate from the bench.” Clearly, the Obamacare debacle, and the threat it poses to the nation, highlight the degree to which it has been dispossessed from its roots. Yet the picture gets worse still. In truth, it is not merely the judiciary, but virtually every high level branch of government that is currently shattering every former boundary, and engaging in “legislating,” devoid of any rightful authority to do so, but continuing unchecked by virtue of a complete lack of opposition.

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Should Healthcare Plans Be Required to Cover Costs of Birth Control? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:43:26 +0000

Last week, President Obama issued a directive which would require all health insurance plans to cover the cost of birth control.

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In The Morning Zone…Kids A Risk Looks at Issues of Child Abuse in Wyoming

Dave Chaffin — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 11:55:41 +0000

Last year over 735 children were victims of child abuse, and of those, 450 cases were substantiated in Wyoming Courts. Child abuse affects every demographic, social strata and religion, and today we will take this up for discussion during our Kids At Risk Segment of The Morning Zone at 7:07AM MDT.

At 8:07, we will be talking with

Lummis Gets Committee Assignments

Doug Randall — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 16:38:01 +0000

Wyoming Congresswoman Cynthia Lummis received her committee assignments yesterday, Doug Randall has more. In other news, Wyoming has officially joined the health care lawsuit. Click past the jump to listen.

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