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Wyoming Advocacy Group Urges Permanent 12-Month Postpartum Medicaid Coverage

Healthy Wyoming, a state advocacy organization, is calling on the Wyoming Legislature to permanently extend postpartum Medicaid coverage from 60 days to 12 months when lawmakers convene this winter. The state enacted a temporary extension in 2023 that is set to expire in March. The group also advocates for prioritizing rural health services in the state's allocation of over $200 million in federal Rural Health Transformation funding. The organization frames both priorities as essential to addressing healthcare affordability and access challenges in Wyoming.