Governor Freudenthal (pictured) says Wyoming just cannot wait for the federal government to fix healthcare.  He’s says the state legislature should pass Senate File 61…(Click to hear comment from Gov. Freudenthal)

The Governor says Senate File 61 would do just that.   Now a pilot program described in the bill would help up to 500 low-income working Wyomingites identify chronic conditions before they blossom into catastrophes.  The Governor says treating and controlling such conditions in their early stages preserves qualify-of-life for the patient and is less expensive.

The bill is sponsored by Senator Charles Scott of Natrona County (also pictured).  A similar bill failed to pass a year ago…(Click to hear comment from Sen. Scott)

The program would be paid for with $1 million from tobacco settlement funds.