Wyoming lawmakers, directors narrow down state's role in providing vulnerable adult services

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : "We could expand the populations that Medicaid currently serves to include these folks, or in lieu of that, do better at coordination," Schmidt said.
53% : There is a small group of these people who do not qualify for Medicaid or subsidized private health insurance, he said, and the state could look at targeting that specific population.
51% : The health department director said there are avenues available to find health care coverage under Medicaid, but it "doesn't solve the problem of access to a provider."
44% : Instead, he suggested creating a specific area of coverage under Medicaid for vulnerable adults.
43% : However, she said it's important to understand there's a significant group of vulnerable adults "that really does fall through the cracks when it comes to looking at Medicaid as a medical insurance provider.

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