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Family to Family Health Information Center

Wyoming Family to Family Health Information Center provides families of children and youth with special health care needs greater access to evidence-based and cost-effective health information, family supports, and training in order to promote optimal health and patient engagement in health care decision making.

All information, training, family support, professional education, and advocacy is facilitated through a family-professional partnership that allows families, children, and youth with special health care needs to increase their ability to make appropriate health decisions to improve their quality of life and be satisfied with the information and care received.

 

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Attention: Wyoming Medicaid Unwinding

Don’t wait! Wyoming Medicaid is in the process of re-determining program eligibility (between March 2023 - March 2024). If you currently use this program, please be sure to re-enroll as soon as possible or you will lose your existing healthcare coverage.

If you have not already done so, please be sure to:

If you received a text message from the Wyoming Department of Health asking you to renew your Medicaid enrollment, please check your mail for the renewal form. This form must be completed, signed, and returned. You can drop it off using the address on the renewal notice, fax it to 1-855-329-5205, or email it to wesapplications@wyo.gov. You can also call the phone number on the notice form to complete your renewal.

 

Available Support:

Enroll Wyoming is a free resource that is available to guide people through the enrollment process and help answer any questions.

Phone Number: 307-214-0786

Email Address: bandagedan@enrollwyo.org


The Wyoming Institute for Disabilities will be hosting virtual technical assistance office hours to address questions and provide support related to the Wyoming Medicaid Re-Enrollment Process.

These hours will take place every other Wednesday beginning on January 17 - March 27th (January 31, February 14, February 28, March 13, and March 27)

from 2:00 - 3:00 pm MT.


Do you utilize Wyoming Medicaid services? Take the survey below so that we can provide more support in the re-enrollment process.


For more information we have provided presentation slides and a flyer.

 

 

Technology Available for Telehealth Appointments

Technology is available for Wyoming families offset the costs of technology and data for their children's telehealth medical appointments.

Telehealth is the use of technology to provide healthcare at a distance. This usually takes the form of video visits, but it can also include remote patient monitoring or phone calls. Telehealth visits are similar in many ways to in-person appointments.

Qualifying families will be provided with a Samsung tablet and 60 days of service.

Criteria for Wyoming families to participate:

  • Participate in 2 online training sessions (via Zoom)

  • Demonstrated need (child with special healthcare needs, upcoming therapy sessions and/or medical appointments that could be completed via Telehealth)

Contact Cari Glantz at cglantz@uwyo.edu to apply.



Family to Family Mini-Grants

Wyoming Family to Family Health Information Center mini-grants provide funding to support organizations who provide support services to families and children with special health care needs across Wyoming. These awards help organizations in building and maintaining positive, healthy relationships within their family programs and within their communities.

Read more about the 2023-2024 grant recipients and their work.

2024-2025 grant applications will be available summer 2024.


Wyoming Institute for Disabilities

Dept. 4298; 1000 E. University Ave.

Laramie, WY 82071

Phone: (307) 766-2761

Toll Free: (888) 989-9463

TeleType: (800) 908-7011

Fax: (307) 766-2763

Email: uwwind@uwyo.edu