Updates matching "Wyoming"

CHEYENNE, Wyo. –– The Wyoming Legislature closed business last week having again failed to take meaningful action to address the state’s ongoing health care crisis. As one of only 10 states refusing to enact Medicaid expansion, tens of thousands of Wyoming residents remain in the coverage gap, working jobs where

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – As legislative business convenes today in the state capitol, lawmakers must prioritize access to health care so that tens of thousands of Wyomingites can continue to lead healthy and happy lives and have the best chance to avoid, detect and defeat cancer. Regular visits to health care

CHEYENNE, WYO. – – Cancer patients, survivors and advocates are marking the American Cancer Society's 48th annual Great American Smokeout® today by calling on elected officials across the state to do more to reduce tobacco use. The Great American Smokeout is a day for people who use tobacco to create

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — After years of grassroots organizing and campaign work in the Western states, Denver Henderson has been named the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Government Relations Director for his home state of Montana as well as Wyoming. In this role he will lead ACS CAN’s

To mark Medicaid Awareness Month, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is shining a bright light on what expanding eligibility for the state’s Medicaid program would mean for Wyoming families in the fight against cancer. Wyoming remains one of only 10 states without Medicaid expansion.

Access to affordable, quality healthcare remains elusive for too many Wyomingites, a message delivered clearly when cancer advocates from throughout the state gathered in Cheyenne as part of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s Cancer Action Day.

Extending postpartum Medicaid coverage is a positive step toward improving the health outcomes of women and their children in Wyoming.

Cheyenne, Wyo. – Today marks 12 years since the historic passage of the Affordable Care Act, and yet roughly 24,000 Wyoming residents remain uninsured, denied coverage by state lawmakers who refuse to increase access to Medicaid. Wyoming is one of only 12 states that has not increased access to health

The Wyoming Senate on Friday failed to adopt an amendment authorizing Gov. Mark Gordon to embark on Medicaid expansion negotiations with the federal government, effectively ending Medicaid expansion efforts for the legislative session. R.J. Ours, the government relations director for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), released the following statement in reaction.