Wyoming House committee advances Medicaid Expansion bill

A legislative committee advanced to expand Medicaid in Wyoming, paving the way for on the House floor. Medicaid expansion is an option that was eventually thrown to the states after the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010. Expansion brings in federal dollars and closes what’s known as "the Medicaid gap" — a liminal space some Wyomingites find themselves in between making too much for traditional Medicaid but making too little to afford their own . Wyoming is one of just 11 states — and the only state in...