Healthcare

Sonja Collamer, the vice-chair of the Platte Valley Healthcare Project, recently made remarks announcing the group’s plans to make a 23-foot I-beam that will be used in the final construction of the hospital available to be signed by the public. ...

Cheyenne Regional Medical Center reported having 52 people hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Monday [Sept. 13].

A Wyoming man who was intubated and put on a respirator due to COVID-19 has started a GoFundMe page to raise money to buy shoes for the CNA's who took care of him.

Most but not all of the hospitalized patients had not been fully vaccinated against the virus.

The post quotes Emergency Services Director Kim White as saying “We are at crisis level. We appreciate the patience.''

Now Democrats are trying to make those benefits a standard part of Medicare under massive legislation expected later this year to advance President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda.

The bill aims to extend the telehealth policies introduced because of the COVID-19 pandemic, in an effort to continue to allow sick Americans, especially senior citizens, to utilize the technology instead of having to make in-person doctor visits.

So, have we learned anything from the past year and a half?

A proposal to expand the Medicaid program in Wyoming was voted down in the Senate Labor, Health and Social Services Committee on Wednesday by a 3-2 margin.

It is believed that about 24,000 to 25,000 people in Wyoming who don't currently have health insurance would be eligible under the expansion.