Leaders say nurses are retiring early, burning out or going into jobs that don’t involve direct patient care.
Health
Abortion restrictions expected to resurface in the upcoming legislative session
One policy will require clinics that provide procedural abortions to become licensed ambulatory surgical centers.
How the right to make health care decisions led to abortion being allowed in Wyoming
The decision hinges almost entirely on a constitutional right Republicans fought for in the wake of the passage of the federal Affordable Care Act, allowing residents to make their own healthcare decisions.
Abortion will remain legal in Wyoming
Most people close to the issue expected the case to end up in front of the Wyoming Supreme Court.
Mountain West states rank low in women’s healthcare
Wyoming, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico all rank in the bottom ten states nationwide when it comes to how healthcare systems are working for women.
Jackson hospital faces federal lawsuit
The suit alleges St. John’s Health’s “inadequate medical care” led to the death of a Jackson resident.
Wyoming’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors goes into effect
Wyoming’s ban on gender-affirming care went into effect July 1, restricting medical treatment like puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender...
Wyoming’s first statewide reproductive freedom summit focuses on abortion
The first-ever Wyoming Reproductive Freedom Summit took place in Lander on June 22. It comes as Wyoming grapples with how to regulate abortion, which remains legal for now.
DACA recipients soon to have access to health coverage
More than a decade after the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program began, this month the Biden administration has expanded health coverage to members of that group.
