UP to members of the Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Revenue Interim Committee for voting to sponsor a Medicaid expansion bill for the 2020 budget session.
This is only the beginning, of course, and in no way signals that the full Legislature is ready to commit to extending Medicaid coverage to Wyoming residents at or below 138% of the federal poverty level. If approved early next year, it would simply authorize Gov. Mark Gordon and other state officials to work with federal agencies to find the best option for expansion.
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