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Senate votes down bill to phase out Montana Medicaid expansion
HELENA (KPAX) — The Montana Senate has voted down a bill that would have started phasing out the state’s Medicaid expansion program – a day after the House voted to send a bill renewing the program over to the Senate.
Montana House passes key Medicaid expansion bill
HELENA — A key Medicaid expansion bill passed the Montana House of Representatives Monday, one step closer to removing the sunset date on a program that has provided insurance coverage to thousands of Montanans.
Medicaid Expansion Bill Passes Major House Vote
A bill to continue Montana’s Medicaid expansion cleared an initial vote in the state House on Friday, a mile marker for one of the most high-consequence policies lawmakers are debating this session. The legislation,
Montana's Medicaid expansion renewal in Senate's hands after House greenlights proposal
Great Falls, describes Montana Medicaid expansion in its current form as a program that "gets people healthy, unaddicted and into the workforce."
Montana Medicaid expansion renewal effort passes key vote
House Bill 245, which effectively continues the current program, passed a key vote in the House of Representatives with bipartisan support.
Montana House advances Medicaid expansion bill with bipartisan support
HELENA, Mont. — A key Medicaid expansion bill passed the Montana House of Representatives Monday, one step closer to removing the sunset date on a program that has provided insurance coverage to ...
Montana Senate turns down bill that would phase out Medicaid expansion
Montana Senate turns down bill that would phase out Medicaid expansion, with some Democrats joining Republicans saying the program is necessary.
Medicaid expansion bill advances in Montana House
The Montana House took a key vote Friday to approve Medicaid expansion 63-37 with bipartisan support, albeit with debate about its long-term viability. Rep. Ed Buttrey, R-Great Falls, described House
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Lawmakers in GOP-held Senate signal openness to continuing Medicaid expansion
Two Republican-sponsored proposals that would have phased out Medicaid expansion for tens of thousands of low-income adults ...
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Montana Legislature looks at Medicaid's future
HELENA, Mont. — Medicaid expansion in Montana is set to expire in June, and lawmakers are trying to figure out what comes next. Some options presented Wednesday in Helena include Senate Bill 62 ...
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Op-Ed: Should Montana continue to expand Medicaid?
Congress passed the original Medicaid program in 1965 as a health ... research organization based in Idaho, Montana, Eastern Washington and Wyoming. Online at mountainstatespolicy.org.
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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? The answer is relatively ...