Medicaid, Montana

Montana’s Medicaid Expansion Conundrum
State lawmakers appear ready to preserve the state’s Medicaid expansion program without knowing what federal changes might be in store.
Medicaid expansion renewal passes key vote in Montana Senate
A bill to extend Montana’s Medicaid expansion program cleared one more key hurdle in the state Legislature on Thursday.
Medicaid expansion bill gets approval in Montana Senate
A House bill centered around Medicaid expansion cleared the Montana Senate floor Friday and takes a step closer to the governor’s desk, but not before some back
Montana Medicaid expansion skirts through Senate committee, moves closer to passage
House Bill 245, a moderate proposal to renew the joint federal-state program in its current form, advanced on a 6-5 committee vote and will head to the Senate floor.
Medicaid expansion renewal bill advances
Medicaid expansion is one vote away from the governor's desk. The program gives 75,000 low-income Montanans access to health care. A bill that would maintain the state’s program passed a key vote in the Senate Thursday.
Senate votes down bill to begin phasing out Montana Medicaid expansion
The Montana Senate has voted down a bill that would have started phasing out the state’s Medicaid expansion program.
Medicaid expansion continues momentum on Montana Senate floor
The bill, one of the key proposals of the 2025 session, was referred to the Finance and Claims Committee, and it will need another floor vote, but it’s in Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte’s budget.
House approves Medicaid expansion renewal bill
The Montana House of Representatives has passed a bill to renew the state’s health coverage program for low-income adults.
GOP-held Senate approves Medicaid expansion on initial vote
A Republican-sponsored bill to continue Medicaid expansion cleared a key vote in the Montana Senate on Thursday. House Bill 245, sponsored by Rep. Ed Buttrey, R-Great Falls, passed an initial vote by a 29-21 margin.
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Montana Senate votes down bill to begin phasing out Medicaid expansion
The Montana Senate has voted down a bill that would have started phasing out the state’s Medicaid expansion program – a day ...
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'The cake is baked': 11 Senate Republicans join Dems to push Medicaid expansion forward
The bill, which would renew the program as it’s currently written, got the early green light with a 29-21 vote. It now moves ...
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Montana Legislature Considers Federal Support for Health Care
In 2015, the Montana Legislature approved Montana's participation in the federal Medicaid Expansion program that provides health care coverage for low-income individuals and families.
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Recipients say Medicaid has been a lifeline, bemoan potential cuts
Shawn Cannizzaro of Claremont said Medicaid health insurance coverage became the life preserver he needed to recover from ...
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‘In this arena, we are a leader:’ Indian Ed for All, MICWA bills get second chance in Senate
Using a “blast motion,” Windy Boy resuscitated two American Indian Caucus priorities, asking his fellow senators to “let me make my case” in front of the entire chamber.
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Report: Most Montanans receiving public assistance are caregivers
The report, commissioned by the Headwaters Foundation, found about one in four Montana families, or 120,000, received ...
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Summer program to help Montana children with food cut from state budget
A legislative subcommittee voted Friday to cut $20 million of mostly federal money for the biennium out of the state budget ...
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Bill to bolster parental rights in teen medical care worries some health care providers
Health providers say the proposal would have a chilling effect on teens seeking vital care, like pregnancy tests at a Planned ...