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WY HB0064
Bill
Status
Failed
2/11/2026
Primary Sponsor
Kenneth Clouston
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AI Summary
- Wyoming Department of Health must apply to CMS for authorization to provide enhanced Medicaid reimbursement rates for maternal services in rural and frontier areas
- Eligible providers include obstetrician gynecologists, family physicians providing obstetrical services, midwives, and general surgeons providing cesarean section backup
- Goals include increasing access to prenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum care; reducing maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality; and preserving obstetric provider capacity in rural Wyoming
- Appropriates $2 million total ($1 million general fund, $1 million federal funds) for the period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028
- Department must report to legislative committees by October 31, 2027 on costs incurred and recommendations for modifications
Legislative Description
Enhanced Medicaid reimbursement rate-maternal services.
Last Action
Failed Introduction 27-34-1-0-0
2/11/2026
Full Bill Text
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