If Wyoming fails to create its own health insurance exchange, the federal government will step in and do it, said Elizabeth Hoy, Gov. Matt Mead’s health care policy advisor.
Hoy and consultant Alicia Holmes explained how a health insurance exchange would work in Wyoming during a public forum here Wednesday.
About 70 people attended, with many speaking about their concerns regarding the health-care system. Mead will use their opinions to help create a statewide policy on health-care reform, Hoy said.
The meeting in Cheyenne was one of seven forums across the state.The state Legislature and Mead have not decided whether to move ahead with an exchange.
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Hoy said it’s not clear whether an exchange would reduce the cost of insurance premiums.
The overall goal is to reducing health-care costs and improve quality, Hoy said.
An exchange would get more people insured. In Wyoming, an estimated 83,000 people do not have health insurance, Hoy said.
http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/2012/01/26/news/20local__01-26-12.txt
Hat tip: Wyoming Tribune Eagle
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