CHEYENNE — The Healthy Wyoming Coalition hosted a rally on the steps of the Wyoming State Capitol in Cheyenne today on the first day of the Legislature’s 2022 budget session.
This year, state lawmakers will face the decision on whether to expand Medicaid for around 25,000 Wyomingites who currently lack access to basic healthcare, the Rally at the Wyoming Capital for Medicaid Expansion Facebook event page stated.
With this in mind, Wyomingites from across the state gathered in front of the Capitol with signs and flags to express their support for Medicaid expansion. Speakers spoke to the crowd about the importance of expanding Medicaid.
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The Healthy Wyoming Coalition is a grass roots effort by Better Wyoming to vote for legislation that would bring millions of federal dollars into the state to help provide affordable healthcare.
We want to give a special thanks to our friends at Oil City News for covering the event and sharing these photos with us.
Central Wyoming College professor Sergio Maldonado, holding a Arapaho of the Wind River Tribe flag, talks during a rally for the expansion of Medicaid in Wyoming on Monday, Feb. 14, on the steps of the Wyoming State Capitol. The rally was organized by the Healthy Wyoming coalition, a grass roots effort by Better Wyoming to vote for legislation that would bring millions of federal dollars into the state to help with affordable healthcare. (Dan Cepeda, Oil City)A crowd gathers at the Wyoming State Capitol building during a rally to expand Medicaid in Wyoming on Monday, Feb. 14. (Dan Cepeda, Oil City)Fremont County’s Cale Case and Rep. Karlee Provenza of Albany County talk during a rally in support of Medicaid expansion in Wyoming on Monday, Feb. 14, at the Wyoming State Capitol. (Dan Cepeda, Oil City)
