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HB0064

Enhanced Medicaid Reimbursement Rate for Maternal Services

Last scannedAug 25, 2026, 2:25 AM

In one sentence

This act allows the Department of Health to apply for higher Medicaid reimbursement rates for eligible healthcare providers offering maternal services in rural and frontier areas.

What it does

Allows the Wyoming Department of Health to request federal approval for increased Medicaid reimbursement rates for eligible healthcare providers offering maternal services.
Requires the Department of Health to report on the costs and impacts of these higher reimbursements by October 31, 2027.
Allocates $2 million over two years from state and federal funds for this enhanced Medicaid reimbursement program.

Who it affects

Healthcare providers offering maternal services in rural and frontier areas of Wyoming.
Medicaid clients receiving prenatal, childbirth, and postpartum care in these areas.

Limits and unknowns

The bill did not pass in its current session.
Details about which healthcare providers will be eligible and how reimbursement rates will be set are still to be determined by the Department of Health through rulemaking.

Plain language

Terms to know

Eligible provider: A healthcare professional who is actively enrolled in Medicaid, has relevant privileges at a labor and delivery facility, and is licensed as an obstetrician gynecologist, family physician providing obstetrical services, midwife, general surgeon providing cesarean section backup, or any other health care provider as determined by rule of the Department of Health.
Rural and frontier areas: Areas designated by the Wyoming Department of Health as having limited access to medical care due to low population density or distance from urban centers.

Official record

Sources

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Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 5, 1:19 AM

Ken Clouston

R · H32

Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker argues the bill is necessary because losing OB care in Wyoming leads to higher costs, lower birth weights, and more complications when mothers must travel over 30 miles. They state that increasing reimbursement will help small towns keep labor and delivery units open.

Public statementFloor statement at 56:41 Watch the statement

Abby Angelos

R · H03

Voted No

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker opposes the bill because she believes high malpractice rates are the primary cause of maternity deserts, not reimbursement levels. She argues that increasing funding will not fix the problem until malpractice insurance costs are addressed.

Public statementFloor statement at 58:00 Watch the statement

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Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

1 roll call

H Failed Introduction 27-34-1-0-02026-02-11 · House27 yes 34 no

Yes: 27
No: 34
Absent: 0
Excused: 1
Conflict: 0

Excused 1

Tom KellyR · H30

Official activity

Bill history

2026-02-11H Failed Introduction 27-34-1-0-0House
2026-02-05H Received for IntroductionHouse
2026-01-28Bill Number AssignedLSO