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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Wyoming Newsletter for Sunday February 25, 2024 ( 4 items )  

ACLU OF WYOMING OPPOSES LEGISLATION TO PROHIBIT DOCTORS FROM PROVIDING GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE TO TRANS YOUTH
CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Feb. 21 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Wyoming issued the following news release: The ACLU of Wyoming opposes Senate File 99, legislation that would prohibit doctors from providing life-saving gender-affirming care to transgender youth in Wyoming. Like all health care, health care for transgender youth is individualized and based on the needs of each particular person. Senate File 99, which will be heard in the Senate Labor, Health & Social Services Committee at 8   more

ACLU OF WYOMING URGES LAWMAKERS TO PROTECT VOTING RIGHTS AND REJECT HOUSE BILL 38
CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Feb. 22 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Wyoming issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: Voting is a fundamental right of our democracy. The decisions made on school boards, city halls, at the state legislature and the United States Congress affect the lives of all Wyomingites. And while there are many ways to influence our elected officials, there is only one way to determine who those officials will be: by voting. That's why the ACLU of Wyoming opposes   more

Boston Scientific Announces Positive Noridian Local Coverage Determination for the Intracept(tm) Procedure
ST. LOUIS PARK, Minnesota, Feb. 22 [Category: Medical] -- Medical Alley issued the following news release: Policy expands physician and patient access for vertebrogenic low back pain treatment MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Feb. 22, 2024 - Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) has announced that Noridian Healthcare Solutions, a Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), published a positive coverage determination for the Intracept(tm) Procedure. The new policy went into effect on Sunday, January 28, 2  more

Lesley Urasky Receives AGI's Roy Award for Excellence in K-8 Earth Science Teaching
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 23 -- The American Geosciences Institute issued the following news release: Lesley Urasky, a science teacher at Saratoga Middle/High School in Saratoga, Wyoming, has been named the 2024 recipient of the American Geoscience Institute's (AGI) Edward C. Roy Jr. Award for Excellence in K-8 Earth Science Teaching. Urasky earned both her bachelor's degree and master's degree in geology from the University of Wyoming and has achieved National Board for Professional Teaching  more