The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services delivered some good news to over 90,000 Montanans recently about the state’s Medicaid expansion program.
Montana Republicans and Democrats compromised in the 2019 Legislature to pass Medicaid expansion with the caveats that there would be some work and community service requirements, however the federal government has not yet authorized the provision.
Don't worry Gov. Bullock (D-MT). Just kick your feet up and watch the TV. You can make another trip to Iowa or New Hampshire, or stay cooped up on the 2nd floor. The moderate Republicans got Medicaid Expansion done the first go round, and they'll get it done this time too.
The Medicaid Expansion bill passed through the Montana House of Representatives without amendments on Friday, a move that did not sit well with the Speaker of the House, Greg Hertz (R) Kalispell.
A new survey commissioned by the Montana Healthcare Foundation, almost half of the respondents reported an improvement in their general health since enrolling in Montana’s Medicaid expansion.
A new study prepared for the Headwaters Foundation and the Montana Healthcare Foundation states that Medicaid expansion has brought thousands jobs and millions of dollars of economic growth to the state.
Montana’s biennial legislative session gets underway on Monday, January 7, and Chair of the House Finance Committee Nancy Ballance provides a preview of the upcoming 90 day session.
Newly elected Speaker of the House, Republican Greg Hertz from Polson has been meetings for the past several days preparing for the upcoming 2019 legislative session.