Wyoming Resources
Wyoming provides coverage options through medicare, Medicaid and medi-cal programs throughout the state. With a rise in addiction and addiction-related diseases, these programs are not providing enough coverage options to those that are living within the state.
People helping people is Wyoming’s way of overcoming and battling the addiction crisis that is plaguing their state. Those that have been a part of the addiction in the past are now reaching out to others that are currently struggling to find the best possible answer. This aims to let anyone know that there is a light at the end of the tunnel and they are not alone in this.
The resources below are there to provide those in these plans with an idea of where they can go to get the help they need. If you’re in a Medicaid, medicare, or medi-cal program in Wyoming, not a private insurance, these resources are for you. Help is just a call away.
CENTRAL WYOMING RESCUE MISSION
230 N Park St, Casper, WY 82601
Mailing Address: PO Box 2030 Casper, WY 82602
Phone: (307) 265-2251 https://wyomission.org/
BEARTOOTH MT. ASCENT
428 Road 1Af, Powell, WY 82435
Ph (307) 645-3381 / (307) 248-4170 http://www.beartoothmtascent.com/
- Transitional Life Skills & Sober Living Program with a Catholic focus for young adult men 18 to 26 years old
- Situated on a 40,000 acre working cattle ranch in northwest Wyoming (around 85 miles from Yellowstone National Park)
- Financial assistance available
- Admissions Fee of $2,500, Monthly Program Fee: $4,800 per month
VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA – THE GATHERING PLACE
360 College Meadows Dr, Sheridan, WY 82801
Ph 307.672.2044 E-Mail: epeterson(AT)voanr.org inform(AT)voanr.org Website: http://www.voanr.org
Volunteers of America Northern Rockies – 1876 S. Sheridan Ave, Sheridan, WY 82801
Ph (307) 672-0475
VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA – THE LIFE HOUSE
3322 Strahan Parkway, Sheridan, WY 82801
Ph 307.672.2044 / Fax: 307.674.6867 Website: http://www.voanr.org inform(AT)voanr.org
Volunteers of America Northern Rockies – 1876 S. Sheridan Ave, Sheridan, WY 82801
Ph (307) 672-0475
Wyoming’s Medicaid Opioid Support in the United States
| Table 1: Medicaid’s Role in Addressing the Opioid Epidemic (as of June 2019) | ||||||
| State | Opioid Overdose Death Rate per 100,000 (2017) | Number of Opioid Overdose Deaths (2017) | Medicaid Coverage of MAT Drugs (2018) | IMD Exclusion Waiver for SUD Treatment (2019) | ||
| Prescription Opioids | Heroin | Synthetic Opioids | ||||
| United States | 14.9 | 14,495 | 15,482 | 28,466 | M – 41, B – 51, N – 51 |
21 Approved, 7 Pending |
| Alabama | 9.0 | 141 | 125 | 198 | M, B, N | No |
| Alaska | 13.9 | 47 | 36 | 37 | M, B, N | Approved |
| Arizona | 13.5 | 349 | 334 | 267 | M, B, N | Pending |
| Arkansas | 6.5 | 116 | 15 | 68 | B, N | No |
| California | 5.3 | 973 | 715 | 536 | M, B, N | Approved |
| Colorado | 10.0 | 254 | 224 | 112 | M, B, N | No |
| Connecticut | 27.7 | 188 | 425 | 686 | M, B, N | No |
| Delaware | 27.8 | 64 | 121 | 178 | M, B, N | Pending |
| District of Columbia | 34.7 | 39 | 127 | 182 | M, B, N | No |
| Florida | 16.3 | 1,133 | 707 | 2,126 | M, B, N | No |
| Georgia | 9.7 | 513 | 263 | 419 | M, B, N | No |
| Hawaii | 3.4 | 33 | 10 | N/A | M, B, N | No |
| Idaho | 6.2 | 55 | 23 | 22 | B, N | No |
| Illinois | 17.2 | 494 | 1,187 | 1,251 | M, B, N | Approved |
| Indiana | 18.8 | 390 | 327 | 649 | M, B, N | Approved |
| Iowa | 6.9 | 95 | 61 | 92 | M, B, N | No |
| Kansas | 5.1 | 74 | 25 | 32 | B, N | Approved |
| Kentucky | 27.9 | 399 | 269 | 780 | B, N | Approved |
| Louisiana | 9.3 | 161 | 162 | 156 | B, N | Approved |
| Maine | 29.9 | 75 | 76 | 278 | M, B, N | No |
| Maryland | 32.2 | 524 | 522 | 1,542 | M, B, N | Approved |
| Massachusetts | 28.2 | 254 | 466 | 1,649 | M, B, N | Approved |
| Michigan | 21.2 | 510 | 783 | 1,368 | M, B, N | Pending |
| Minnesota | 7.8 | 150 | 111 | 184 | M, B, N | Pending |
| Mississippi | 6.4 | 89 | 34 | 81 | M, B, N | No |
| Missouri | 16.5 | 226 | 299 | 618 | M, B, N | No |
| Montana | 3.6 | 22 | N/A | N/A | M, B, N | No |
| Nebraska | 3.1 | 32 | N/A | 25 | B, N | Pending |
| Nevada | 13.3 | 239 | 94 | 66 | M, B, N | No |
| New Hampshire | 34.0 | 51 | 28 | 374 | M, B, N | Approved |
| New Jersey | 22.0 | 424 | 1,085 | 1,376 | M, B, N | Approved |
| New Mexico | 16.7 | 144 | 144 | 75 | M, B, N | Approved |
| New York | 16.1 | 821 | 1,356 | 2,238 | M, B, N | No |
| North Carolina | 19.8 | 573 | 537 | 1,285 | M, B, N | Approved |
| North Dakota | 4.8 | 18 | N/A | 12 | B, N | No |
| Ohio | 39.2 | 854 | 1,000 | 3,523 | M, B, N | Pending |
| Oklahoma | 10.2 | 226 | 61 | 102 | M, B, N | No |
| Oregon | 8.1 | 124 | 124 | 85 | M, B, N | No |
| Pennsylvania | 21.2 | 564 | 819 | 1,982 | M, B, N | Approved |
| Rhode Island | 26.9 | 74 | 14 | 201 | M, B, N | Approved |
| South Carolina | 15.5 | 312 | 153 | 404 | B, N | No |
| South Dakota | 4.0 | 14 | N/A | 14 | M, B, N | No |
| Tennessee | 19.3 | 592 | 311 | 590 | B, N | Pending |
| Texas | 5.1 | 535 | 569 | 348 | M, B, N | No |
| Utah | 15.5 | 290 | 147 | 92 | M, B, N | Approved |
| Vermont | 20.0 | 27 | 41 | 77 | M, B, N | Approved |
| Virginia | 14.8 | 336 | 556 | 829 | M, B, N | Approved |
| Washington | 9.6 | 250 | 306 | 143 | M, B, N | Approved |
| West Virginia | 49.6 | 279 | 244 | 618 | M, B, N | Approved |
| Wisconsin | 16.9 | 318 | 414 | 466 | M, B, N | Approved |
| Wyoming | 8.7 | 30 | N/A | 17 | B, N | No |
| NOTE: Overdose deaths by type of opioid are not mutually exclusive and should not be summed. Synthetic opioid deaths do not include deaths due to methadone. Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) drugs are: methadone (M), buprenorphine (B), and naltrexone (N). Naltrexone includes both oral and injectable. An IMD (Institution for Mental Disease) is an inpatient facility with over 16 beds. | ||||||
