The Wyoming Department of Health has proposed a Medicaid expansion plan that would provide care for nearly 18,000 uninsured people in Wyoming, according to a Casper Star Tribune report.
The expansion plan differs from traditional Medicaid coverage, as it uses cost-sharing measures typically used by private insurance companies. For instance, under the plan, Medicaid enrollees would pay co-payments, and the enrollees would pay monthly premiums ranging from $25 to $50, according to the report.
If the expansion plan is implemented, Wyoming would receive more than $100 million in annual federal funding.
The modified Medicaid expansion plan was proposed as an attempt to help expansion gain support from Republican legislators who are still unsure of the federal government's ability to fund Medicaid expansion, according to the report.
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