Lawmakers mull postpartum Medicaid Expansion

Watch for the AUGUST meeting of the Joint Health, Labor and Social Services Committee when they discuss their data on their #1 priority, how outcomes for mothers who remained enrolled in Medicaid a year after giving birth were different from those who only had coverage for the usual 60-day period.

Chairman Rep. Sue Wilson (R-Cheyenne) asked WDH to gather more information about outcomes prior to the next committee meeting in August, and requested LSO draft a sample bill authorizing the plan.

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