Wyoming Health Insurance

How healthy is living in Wyoming?

See the United Health Foundation's latest findings on Wyoming.

Does Wyoming have a risk pool for the uninsurable?

Wyoming Health Insurance Pool (scroll down)
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IMPORTANT UPDATE: Starting in 2010, Wyoming will offer health coverage to residents through the federally established temporary high-risk pool program. To find out more about Wyoming's participation, click here.

Risk pools are state-sponsored programs to help people with a history of medical problems in their family to purchase coverage. These pools are for people who can afford to buy health insurance, but are not able to get underwritten in the private market because of a pre-existing health condition. These programs can vary significantly from state to state in price, benefits and number of people served. Often insurance companies doing business in the state are required to contribute to the pool to keep it in the black. In the best cases, they allow people to be able to switch jobs or become self-employed without the fear of losing their health insurance coverage. Read more about risk pools here.

Cover The Uninsured's guide on finding health insurance in Wyoming

Cover The Uninsured is a national effort to highlight the fact that too many Americans are living without health insurance and to demand solutions from our nation's leaders. Read more information on its efforts. It is a project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

• Cover The Uninsured's facts on the uninsured in Wyoming and all other states.
• Its guide on how to find health insurance in Wyoming.
• Materiales En Español – Guías para encontrar cobertura de seguro de salud.

Georgetown University's Guide to Health Insurance in Wyoming

Georgetown University's Health Policy Institute has researched and written state-by-state guides for finding and keeping health insurance. It updates these guides as federal and state policies change. A number of non-profit organizations help fund its research. Learn more about the Health Policy Institute.

Review Georgetown's guide for Wyoming.

USNews health insurance rankings for Wyoming

US News does an annual ranking of what it considers the best health insurance plans in each state. Visit its reports on various health insurance or medical insurance plans being offered in Wyoming.

Official State Goverment Sites with Wyoming Health Insurance Information

Wyoming Department of Health (WVCHIP) -- the primary state agency for providing health and human services, it administers programs maintaining the health and safety of citizens of Wyoming. Its primary approach in solving health problems is prevention.

Wyoming Children's Health Insurance Program -- designed to ensure that children and teens of both working and non-working families can have the health insurance they need.