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Coverage for up to 75,000 Montanans is at stake as lawmakers decide on Medicaid expansion renewal
Montana lawmakers will decide in the coming months what happens to health coverage for tens of thousands of people.
Rallygoers call on Montana lawmakers to reauthorize Medicaid expansion
The expansion of the joint federal-state health insurance program will sunset in June unless the Legislature decides to reauthorize it this session, making its future a top priority in Helena.
'Lift the sunset': Montanans rally for Medicaid expansion at Statehouse
He and his little ones — 11, 11 and 9 — are insured through Medicaid expansion. If it weren’t for the program, set to sunset in June 2025, he believes he might be in deep debt paying for health care for his family.
Reauthorize Medicaid Expansion in Montana for the Benefit of American Indians and All Montanans
As the Chairman and representative of the Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders Council (RMTLC), we urge Montana’s policymakers to prioritize the reauthorization of Medicaid Expansion during the 2025 legislative session.
Montanans advocate for Medicaid expansion at State Capitol
At a rally outside the Montana State Capitol on Wednesday, advocates made the argument that Montana's Medicaid expansion program has already been a success and state lawmakers should keep it going.
Montanans rally for Medicaid expansion
Chet Phillips has three children, and he’s a graduate student in social work at the University of Montana. He and his little ones — 11, 11 and 9 — are
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Montana Healthcare Foundation releases 2025 Medicaid in Montana report
The future of Montana’s Medicaid expansion is up in the air.It’s set to expire in June of 2025 that is unless the legislature ...
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Medicaid Expansion Debate Will Affect Other Health Policy Issues Before Montana Legislature
HELENA, Mont. — A last-minute change to a 2019 bill put an end date on Montana’s Medicaid expansion program, setting the ...
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Montana will offer drug treatment and housing assistance through Medicaid
The program uses small rewards to motivate people to remain sober. Montana is the third state to use Medicaid funding for ...
Housing, child care, Medicaid, priorities for Montana Democrats
Life needs to be easier for everyday Montanans — with lower property taxes, access to Medicaid, and affordable housing, ...
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Op-Ed: Should Montana continue to expand Medicaid?
Over the years, the federal contribution to the original Medicaid has gradually increased beyond 50 percent. For example, for fiscal 2024, federal taxpayers contributed64% of the cost of Montana ...
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State Efforts to Take Medicaid Health Coverage Away From People Likely to Resurface in 2025
Everyone, regardless of income, needs health care to survive and thrive, and most Americans agree that health care is a ...
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DPHHS budget fails to quell concerns about public benefits access
While the governor's budget proposal provides some additional funding to improve public assistance programs, community groups responsible for helping people access those benefits say the measures ...
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Pedestrian safety at Capitol complex in the spotlight
According to a GoFundMe, Denver Henderson was hit by a car at the intersection of Montana and Fifth avenues early Wednesday morning.