Wyoming news and information

Almost exactly five years after the filing of a whistle-blower lawsuit, the Wyoming Medical Center has agreed to pay $2.7 million to resolve allegations of overbilling Medicare.
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Two separate healthcare entities in Wyoming have earned a combined total of nearly $22 million from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation for concepts—several of which are technology-focused—that are projected to generate long-term savings.
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Some state leaders may hold out for the White House to haggle with them individually over expanding their Medicaid programs as the administration struggles to salvage the reform law's coverage goals.
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ASHLAND, Ore.—Dignity Health appears to be making good with its plans to expand since changing its name from Catholic Healthcare West, as officials announced that the organization is in exclusive partnership negotiations with Ashland Community Hospital. The talks in Oregon are...
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Cheyenne (Wyo.) Regional Medical Center and Wyoming Medical Center are together taking steps toward a partnership.
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James Gardner has been tapped to succeed Thomas Rockers as CEO of St. Anthony's Medical Center, St. Louis. Rockers, who joined the hospital in 2003 as president and CEO, will retire March 28, according to a news release.
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Cheyenne (Wyo.) Medical Specialists, a multispecialty practice with 10 doctors and a nurse practitioner, announced it will join the Fort Collins, Colo.-based Poudre Valley Medical Group. The deal is expected to close in April, according to
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HHS concluded that Trustmark Life Insurance Co. proposed unreasonable health insurance premium increases in Alabama, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wyoming that would affect a total of 10,000 residents.
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Following an independent review, HHS has concluded that Trustmark Life Insurance Co. has proposed unreasonable health insurance premium increases in Alabama, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wyoming that would affect a total of 10,000 residents.
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Wyoming lawmakers must decide early next year whether to continue funding a healthcare pilot program that supporters say could offer the state a cheaper alternative to Medicaid.
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