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The department says the request would allow it to look for a call center provider.

But critics say it also would tax Wyoming residents.

The Wyoming Department of Health estimates Medicaid expansion would provide health care coverage to an additional 19,000 Wyomingites.

In recent months, some lawmakers have urged a second look at the rates the state pays them.

Wyoming will continue to fight for the industries which have historically contributed the greatest revenue and which are best positioned to buoy the state going forward.

County officials say counties can now vote for a permanent authorization of the tax, which eliminates the need to put the tax up for a vote every few years.

An estimated 19,000 residents would be covered initially if Medicaid expansion were approved.

Anderson pitched the idea as a means to raise state revenue.