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Wyoming — Medicaid Coverage Retention

Largely N/A Last updated 2026-06-03 · confidence: high

Wyoming is subject to federal Medicaid community-engagement/work-requirement implementation beginning January 1, 2027, unless modified by future federal or state guidance.

Procurement / RFP activity

None identified

No public RFP for work-requirement communications/outreach identified as of 2026-06-03.

Procurement portal: Public Purchase (Wyoming GSD/Department of Health eProcurement: publicpurchase.com/gems/wyominggsd,wy); statewide bid board at ai.wyo.gov General Services Purchasing. SAM.gov for any federal-tied items. · Implementation funding: Pending / N/A for work requirements specifically. No state implementation funding for H.R.1 community-engagement outreach identified because the mandate does not apply to Wyoming. (Unrelated context: Wyoming's WINGS MMIS modernization runs ~$77M at 90/10 federal match, but that is not a work-requirement program.)

Latest detail

Wyoming is one of roughly ten non-expansion states (it never adopted the ACA Medicaid expansion), so the H.R.1/OBBBA community-engagement/work-requirement mandate — which applies only to the expansion adult population (ages 19-64) beginning January 1, 2027 — does not apply to Wyoming. Because there is no expansion population to which the requirement attaches, there is no state policy driver to procure member communications/outreach or a community-engagement eligibility-systems build, and the June 30-August 31, 2026 federal member-outreach window for work requirements does not bind Wyoming. The only active Medicaid IT procurement is the long-running WINGS project (next-generation MMIS replacement across modular procurements, ~$77M, 90/10 federal match), which is unrelated to work requirements. No work-requirement communications, outreach, or community-engagement solicitation was found on Public Purchase, the Wyoming Department of Health procurement library, or aggregators as of 2026-06-03.

Medicaid expansion status	Non-expansion
Implementation status	Pending state guidance — no expansion population subject to requirement
Who may be affected	Largely N/A — non-expansion
Reporting frequency	Pending state guidance
Reporting method	Pending state guidance
Renewal cadence	Every 6 months for expansion adults (H.R.1)
Notice timing	Pending state guidance
Self-attestation allowed?	Pending state guidance
State system / vendor	Pending state guidance
Major Medicaid MCOs	Pending state guidance
Languages likely needed	Pending state guidance

Key exemption categories to monitor

80 hours/month of work, job training, education, or community service — or qualifying monthly income.
Targets many ACA Medicaid expansion adults (19–64); non-expansion states largely have no such group.
Federal enforcement: January 1, 2027 (states implement; some earlier).
New: expansion adults redetermine every 6 months (not annually).
Commonly-defined exemptions: pregnancy/postpartum; medically frail; primary caregiver; disability; SUD treatment; certain students; tribe (AIAN); short-term hardship. Exact definitions set by CMS rule and each state.

Short-term hardship exemptions to track

Short-term hardship exemptions — adoption pending state guidance.

Member communication risk

Risk detail pending.

What MCOs & state partners should do now

Segment affected members
Identify likely exemptions
Send plain-language multilingual notices
Deploy SMS/email/IVR reminders
Track retention outcomes

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Frequently asked

Who is subject to Medicaid work requirements in Wyoming?

Many ACA Medicaid expansion adults ages 19–64 who do not qualify for an exemption. Final scope is set by CMS rule and state implementation.

When do Wyoming Medicaid work requirements start?

Federal enforcement begins January 1, 2027 (some states may implement earlier). Member notices are expected in the federally-required window of June 30–August 31, 2026.

What exemptions are available?

Federal baseline categories include parent/caretaker of a child under 14, pregnant/postpartum, disabled/medically frail, American Indian/Alaska Native, and those already meeting SNAP/TANF work rules. Short-term hardship exemptions and exact definitions are set by CMS rule and state implementation.

Sources

This page tracks publicly available implementation information and is updated as Wyoming publishes guidance. State-specific rules are evolving. Not legal or eligibility advice.