Wyoming

There are no announcements at this time.

Current Activities

• Medical Home Chapter Champions Program on Asthma, Allergy, and Anaphylaxis
  This program supports the facilitation and dissemination of best practices, evidence-based guidelines, and resources in asthma, allergy, and anaphylaxis for clinicians throughout the state. Wyoming currently has a vacancy for a medical home chapter champion.
• Alliance for Innovation on Maternal and Child Health Learning Collaborative
  Wyoming is participating in the Maternal and Child Health Bureau funded Alliance for Innovation on Maternal and Child Health Learning Collaborative. As part of this initiative, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) gathered information related to access to care and coverage issues from patient/family and clinician perspectives in Wyoming. In addition, the AAP reviewed current Wyoming Early Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment requirements to compare the services offered with the services recommended within the Bright Futures Guidelines for Health Supervision.
  
• Wyoming Patient Centered Medical Home
  Wyoming's Department of Health provides enhanced payments to participating primary care practices based on a patient-centered medical home attestation process. Participating practices do not need to achieve formal medical home recognition or certification to complete the attestation process. Participating providers report on nine clinical quality measures including those specific to pediatrics.

Past Activities

• Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act Quality Demonstration Grants
  Wyoming is a partner on one of 10 grants funded to improve health care quality and delivery systems for children enrolled in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

• Wyoming Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
  This professional organization provides news, advocacy/legislation information, resources, and opportunities to connect with pediatric experts within Wyoming.

• UPLIFT
  The Family Voices State Affiliate Organization of Wyoming provides education and resources to families of children with special health care needs.
• Wyoming Institute for Disabilities
  The Family-to-Family Health Information Center of Wyoming connects families with peer support, particularly those families with children and youth with special health care needs.
• Wyoming Title V
  A profile of Wyoming's state Title V program, includes contact information for the Maternal and Child Health and the Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Program.
• Wyoming Medicaid
  State Medicaid Directors Contact Information
  Find information on Medicaid programs, resources, providers, and contacts within Wyoming.
• Kid Care
  The Child Health Insurance Program of Wyoming provides affordable care to hundreds of children throughout the state.

• Wyoming 2016 CHIP Fact Sheet
  This fact sheet provides key information about Wyoming's Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

• Wyoming Medicaid Fact Sheet
  Provides information on the number of children in Wyoming eligible, enrolled, and unenrolled in Medicaid.
• State at-a-glance Chartbook on Coverage and Financing for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
  This chartbook provides state specific data on select indicators of health coverage and financing for children and youth with special health care needs.
• Medical Home Data Portal, Wyoming State Profile, CYSHCN
  This profile summarizes pediatric medical home results from the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN), 2009/2010.
• Medical Home Data Portal, Wyoming Profile, All Children
  This profile summarizes pediatric medical home results from the National Survey of Children's Health, 2007.
• National Academy for State Health Policy Delivery System and Payment Reform Map
  This state page summarizes qualification criteria, payment, and outcomes of Wyoming's patient-centered medical home initiative.
• Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative Wyoming PCMH Map
  This state page summarizes public and private payer patient-centered medical home (PCMH) initiatives in Wyoming.