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Wyoming House rejects amendments to HB1 aimed at restoring maternity reimbursements
Summary
Lawmakers debated amendments to House Bill 1 to restore physician maternity reimbursement rates and backstop rural health funding. Proponents cited lost labor-and-delivery units and a requested 90% Medicare-rate target; the House voted down the amendment and a related contingency amendment.
The Wyoming House on Feb. 18 debated and rejected amendments to House Bill 1 that would have increased maternity-care reimbursements and created a state "insurance" backstop for rural maternal services.
Representative Scott Clauston, who offered amendment 44, said the state has "now fallen down below 80%" of Medicare reimbursement and asked colleagues to restore the traditional 90% level. Clauston described the amendment as a department request and said it represented roughly $2.5 million in federal funds and $2.5 million in state funds over two years for training, equipment, facility upgrades and recruitment — but not to replace existing Medicare or Medicaid payments: "These funds cannot be used to replace or…
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