Medicaid

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

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

Wyoming lawmakers have rejected several proposals to expand Medicaid in the state over the last few years.

While the House declined Medicaid expansion, the Senate approved a bill to once again study expansion.

Legislative staff estimate about 3,200 people currently enrolled in Medicaid could be subject to the bill's requirements.

The legislation also includes work requirements.

The proposal would require able-bodied recipients of Medicaid between the ages of 19 and 64 to put in 20 hours a week.

Medicaid expansion also has been in the spotlight in the Florida, Kansas and Wisconsin governor's races.