Wyoming Health Insurance Reform Project’s Benefit Design Committee Meets Friday, September 17 in Wheatland

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Sept. 15 -- Gov. Dave Freudenthal, D-Wyo., issued the following news release:

The Benefit Design Committee for the Wyoming health insurance reform demonstration project, known as "Healthy Frontiers," will meet in Wheatland on Friday, September 17, at 9:00 a.m., to review and discuss the draft design document for the project.

The Committee has been working through the summer to draft details for the implementation of a health care reform demonstration project authorized by the Wyoming State Legislature.

The demonstration project, called Healthy Frontiers, will create a model for health insurance and preventive health care services designed to hold down costs, decrease utilization, and keep Wyoming residents healthier.

The meeting will be held at Vimbo's Restaurant, 203 16th St., Wheatland. For more information contact Wendy Curran in the Governor's Office at wcurra@state.wy.us, or (307) 777.3654.

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