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Montana Medicaid: How Trump and GOP-led Congress could alter health care for thousands
Congress and Republican President Donald Trump have made it clear they intend to consider far-reaching policies to limit the ...
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Loss of Medicaid would be devastating, Fort Peck tribal board member says
Bills that would continue and end the state’s Medicaid expansion program are moving through the Legislature. More than a ...
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Montana legislature begin discussions on Medicaid
Native legislators and tribal advocates also call for reinstatement of Tribal Relations Manager within the Department of ...
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Two Republican Medicaid expansion bills advance in the Montana Legislature
Medicaid expansion saves lives and saves money, proponents said — an estimated $27 million the last biennium, according to ...
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Annual ‘Medicaid in Montana’ report shows better health, more economic growth
In anticipation of the debate whether to keep Medicaid expansion in Montana, the Montana Healthcare Foundation has released a ...
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Report: Medicaid expansion in Montana’s Indian Country improves life, health and economy
A new report paints a positive picture of how the federal program has been successful for many Native Americans in Montana.
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Medicaid expansion, state pay plan bills advance at the Legislature
A bill that would make Montana’s Medicaid expansion program permanent will move onto the House floor. Montana legislators ...
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Ambitious Democratic proposal for Medicaid expansion dies just weeks into session
A lofty Democratic effort to overhaul Medicaid expansion was tabled on Tuesday, just four weeks into the legislative session.
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Medicaid expansion debate will affect other health policy issues before the Legislature
A last-minute change to a 2019 bill put an end date on Montana’s Medicaid expansion program, setting the stage for what is ...
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Drawn-out overhaul of troubled Montana hospital leaves lawmakers in limbo
Montana lawmakers are grappling with what they can do to improve patient care and operations at the state's psychiatric hospital since realizing that the efforts underway to restore the troubled ...
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Montana lawmakers hear testimony on Medicaid expansion bills
HELENA — One of the biggest debates of the Montana Legislature’s 69 th session took center stage Wednesday afternoon, as ...
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Report: If Medicaid expansion ends, be prepared to pay more for private insurance in Montana
A new report released last week asks a fairly straightforward question: What would happen to the individual health insurance market in Montana if Medicaid expansion ended?