Open Enrollment to Begin Oct. 1

Open enrollment to begin Oct. 1
1, 2014, mandate that all individuals be insured, according to a recent presentation by BlueCross BlueShield of Wyoming on the Affordable Care Act. Cost assistance for insurance premiums, in the form of government subsidies, cost-sharing reductions … Read more on The Sheridan Press (subscription)

Gun Violence Medical Costs Top 0 Million a Year
The total cost of that medical treatment for one year came to $ 630 million. As a comparison point, total Medicaid expenditure for the single state of Wyoming in 2010 was just $ 534 million. What's more, 52 percent of those costs are for people with … Read more on Truthdig

Low rate of positive drug screens stuns some lawmakers
Workers who test positive for drugs have three options: either challenge the results at another lab, undergo rehabilitation and be re-tested or sit out employment for an entire year, she explained. Haas recognized that some offenders resort to various … Read more on Beckley Register-Herald

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