Montana Legislature green lights Medicaid expansion as Congress considers program cuts
A Republican proposal to continue Medicaid expansion in Montana is headed to the governor’s desk as Republicans in Congress ...
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Bipartisan group passes Medicaid expansion. What’s next for Montana's $1B program?
What was billed as one of the most contentious legislative fights this session had a relatively easy path through the ...
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State lawmakers vote to renew Medicaid expansion, with one eye on potential federal budget cuts
Montana legislators passed a bill to continue the public health coverage program for low-income adults, sending it to the ...
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Uncertain times for Medicaid benefits
About 75,000 low-income Montanans will continue to have access to critical health benefits thanks to a coalition of moderate lawmakers who rallied last week to permanently renew the state’s Medicaid ...
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Medicaid expansion renewal bill awaits the governor's signature
A bill that would maintain Montana’s Medicaid expansion program is headed to Gov. Greg Gianforte’s desk. HB 245 passed the ...
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With Medicaid expansion looking likely to pass, proposal takes aim at making it 'work better'
HB 386 would allow Medicaid coverage for most expansion enrollees to continue without interruption for one year and save DPHHS from the administrative burden of re-evaluating droves of applications.
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Montana’s Medicaid expansion conundrum
Montana’s Republican-led legislature and GOP governor appear ready to keep the state’s Medicaid expansion program in place beyond its scheduled end date this summer.
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Medicaid expansion approved by Montana Legislature
Billed as one of the biggest potential fights of the 2025 Montana Legislature, Medicaid expansion was fully approved this week by lawmakers with bipartisan support before the midway point of ...
Millions may face loss of Medicaid if GOP wins cuts to funding
Republicans have proposed lowering the federal share of Medicaid expansion costs, which would gut one of the Affordable Care ...
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As G.O.P. Eyes Medicaid Cuts, States Could Be Left With Vast Shortfalls
Republicans have proposed lowering the federal share of costs for Medicaid expansions, which could reshape the program by gutting one of the Affordable Care Act’s major provisions. By Noah ...