Wyoming Health Insurance

How healthy is living in Wyoming?

Wyoming climbed five spots – from 19th to 4th – in the 2008 ranking of the healthiest states by the United Health Foundation.

The state's best and worst category rankings:

• Geographic disparity – 1st
• Infectious disease – 1st
• Air pollution – 2nd
• Infant mortality – 4th
• Public health funding – 6th
• Violent crime – 8th
• Immunization coverage – 43rd
• Number of primary care physicians – 44th
• Occupational fatalities – 46th

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)
(307) 634-1393

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 poolto 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. Find more on 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.

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.