Cuts Hit Rural Wyoming Program for Navigating Medicaid

Budget cuts to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services are having an impact in Wyoming’s rural Teton County, where the health department lost funding for a program that helps residents navigate Medicaid and other health care programs, reports The Sheridan Press:

It had been a normal day until Emily Rivera Garcia learned about the meeting.

With no forewarning, she could tell something was amiss. 

Rivera Garcia works for the Teton County Health Department and helps run a popular program called “Connect with Community Health Outreach Workers,” better known as “Connect with CHOW.” 

She primarily helps Spanish-speaking community members navigate Medicaid and other health care programs, such as St. John’s Health’s financial assistance program…