Health Care Claims Database Reporting
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R · S27
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker opposes the bill due to uncertainty about its cost and concerns that comparing Wyoming's healthcare data with neighboring states is not feasible because those states have expanded Medicaid, leading to different hospital financial structures.
S19
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker opposes the bill because experience with critical access hospitals shows that bad debts and charity care make price comparisons with neighboring states uninterpretable due to differing financial pressures.
R · S30
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker supports the bill because data is necessary to manage healthcare spending effectively, identify shortcomings in state employee programs, and address the problem of dollars flowing out of state.
R · S11
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker opposes making this an annual report because collecting data without a clear plan or bill to solve the identified problems is premature and wastes resources on reports that lead only to inaction.
D · S09
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker supports the bill because data is essential for identifying cost drivers and shaping future policy, arguing that even imperfect information is better than having none to address rising healthcare costs.
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker supports the bill because it clarifies that state-owned data can be shared with other large employer databases, ensuring the full benefit of prior work is realized.
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The amendment modifies the bill by specifying that health care claims data must be submitted by the state of Wyoming, removing certain conditions about licensing or selling the data to other parties, and adding restrictions on how the data can be used.
The amendment adds a requirement that data submitted to a health care claims database will benefit Wyoming's employers and residents, and it specifies how the data can be used by the state.