Medicaid entitlement for 63 - FY 2026 - T21

The Department of Health Wyoming received an $8.32 million Medicaid Entitlement block grant (CFDA 93.767, Children's Health Insurance Program) from the Centers for Medicaid and Chip Services, awarded October 1, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2027. This block grant provides federal funds to Wyoming to maintain and expand child health insurance coverage for low-income, uninsured children and, at state option, low-income pregnant women under Title XXI of the Social Security Act. The funding supports the state's administration of CHIP as a federal-state matching program, enabling Wyoming to either operate a separate CHIP program, expand Medicaid eligibility for children, or operate a combination of both approaches to ensure health care access for vulnerable populations under age 19.

As a state-level administering entity, the Department of Health Wyoming distributes these federal CHIP entitlement funds to eligible beneficiaries and manages program operations, including enrollment, eligibility determination, and benefit administration. The department may also sub-award portions of CHIP funding to local Area Agencies on Aging, nonprofits, and community-based organizations for targeted outreach and enrollment services. Wyoming's CHIP program contributes to the national program, which has enrolled over seven million children, advancing health care access and quality of life across the state's predominantly rural and frontier geography.