WyomingWyoming Medicaid pays ground ambulance providers at Medicare rates
For services provided from July 2026 through June 2028, Wyoming Medicaid pays ground ambulance providers at the Medicare rate, capped at usual and customary billed charges.
What it does
Wyoming Medicaid pays for covered ground ambulance services at the Medicare rate, capped at usual and customary billed charges. The Department of Health must develop enhanced rural and super-rural fee schedules.
The Department of Health must report the added costs of the higher payments and include any recommended rate changes.
The Department of Health receives $2.6 million for the higher payments through June 30, 2028. The legislature intends to include the funding in the next two-year budget, but that future funding is not guaranteed.
Argument forHigher Medicaid payments could help ground ambulance providers cover the cost of emergency services, including in rural and remote areas.
Argument againstThe higher payments could require more state and federal spending, and lawmakers may consider rate changes after reviewing the added costs.
More detail
Wyoming Medicaid pays for covered ground ambulance services at 100% of the current Medicare rate, subject to a billing cap. This covers emergency medical services provided by ground ambulance providers under the Wyoming Medical Assistance and Services Act. Payment cannot exceed the provider's or department's usual and customary billed charges. The Department of Health must develop enhanced Medicaid fee schedules for rural and super-rural ground ambulance services. The payment rates apply to services provided from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028.
The Department of Health must report on the added costs and any recommended rate changes. The report concerns emergency medical services provided by ground ambulance providers under the Wyoming Medical Assistance and Services Act. The report must address added costs from the higher rates and include any recommendations for changes to ground ambulance reimbursement rates. The report is due to the joint appropriations committee and the joint labor, health and social services interim committee on or before October 31, 2027.
The Department of Health receives $2.6 million for the reimbursement payments. The appropriation includes $1.3 million from the general fund and $1.3 million from federal funds. The money may be used only to increase reimbursement rates under the act. Unspent, unobligated money reverts as provided by law on June 30, 2028. The legislature states its intent to include this appropriation in the department's standard budget for the next two-year budget period; that future funding is not guaranteed by this statement. The appropriation covers July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 6Assigned Chapter Number 69Latest
- Mar 6Governor Mark Gordon Signed SEA No. 0034Became Law
- Mar 3H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0034
- Mar 3S President Signed SEA No. 0034
- Mar 3Assigned Number SEA No. 0034
- Mar 2S Concur:Passed 28-1-2-0-0
- Vote recorded S Concur:Passed 28-1-2-0-0. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded H 3rd Reading:Passed 34-23-5-0-0. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 2S Received for Concurrence
- Mar 2H 3rd Reading:Passed 34-23-5-0-0Passed 2nd Chamber
- Feb 27H 2nd Reading:PassedMinor
- Vote recorded SF0004H2001: Amendment failed 22-38-2-0-0. Result: fail.Lower
- Feb 26H COW:PassedMinor
- Feb 25H Placed on General File
- Vote recorded H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 6-1-0-0-0. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 25H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 6-1-0-0-0Minor
- Feb 24H COW:Rerefer to H02 - AppropriationsMinor
- Feb 23H Placed on General File
- Vote recorded H10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 5-3-1-0-0. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 23H10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 5-3-1-0-0Minor
- Feb 19H Introduced and Referred to H10 - LaborMinor
- Feb 18H Received for IntroductionMinor
- Vote recorded S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-1-1-0-0. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-1-1-0-0Passed 1st Chamber
- Feb 17S 2nd Reading:PassedMinor
- Feb 16S COW:PassedMinor
- Feb 13S Placed on General File
- Vote recorded S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0Minor
- Feb 11:Rerefer to S02 - AppropriationsMinor
- Vote recorded S10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 11S10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0Minor
- Feb 9S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor 25-6-0-0-0Minor
- Vote recorded S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor 25-6-0-0-0. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 5S Received for IntroductionMinor
- 2025
- Dec 1Bill Number AssignedIntroduced
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