Mead joins rally for Medicaid expansion
The state's Republican governor once strongly opposed
"The
About 150 people attended the rally, which was sponsored by the
The association is part of Healthy Wyoming, a group of community and business leaders, doctors, nurses, and other health-care providers who support
Roughly 20,000 people in
Expanding
However, a panel of state legislators voted last month to reject Mead's call for accepting expansion.
"My Republican friends aren't necessarily with me on this. But they should be," he said.
Supporters of expansion need to contact their legislators, he said.
"We need a full-court press," Mead said. "It is our duty and our responsibility to do the best job we can to people we serve."
McDaniel also spoke in favor of expansion.
"This is not just a political issue; this is a spiritual issue because of the significant impact it has directly on the lives of so many people in our families, our neighborhoods, communities and throughout the state," McDaniel said.
State lawmakers will have to cut
Dr.
He said that over five years, the local hospital writes off about
Hospital leaders have developed a pie-in-the-sky hope of a
Wolfstart Duran, 15, lives in
"What we mostly rely on is prayer," she said, because of limited access to health-care services.
"I was heartened by the governor's change of heart," she said.
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