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Health care providers at Helena meeting urge renewal of Medicaid expansion
Phil Drake , Helena IR A group of Montana health care providers said Thursday if the state Legislature does not renew Medicaid expansion...
Medicaid expansion may be Montana’s cheapest ‘economic development’ program, economist says
Keila Szpaller, Daily Montanan People on Montana reservations used to make a twisted joke that they should have medical emergencies...
Montana invested $300 million to overhaul its behavioral health system. Now, it needs to spend more.
Carly Graf , Helena IR After 18 months spent examining how to spend $300 million to address shortages in Montana’s hobbled behavioral...
Medicaid expansion ‘crucial,’ Dems say
Keila Szpaller, Daily Montanan Medicaid expansion is a “crucial priority” for Democrats in the 2025 Montana Legislature — but Democratic...
MT Democrats project confidence in Medicaid expansion passage
Victoria Eavis , The Missoulian Maintaining Medicaid expansion is set to be one of the most consuming issues of the 2025 legislative...
Billings Clinic-Logan Health CEO Says Merger is Making Headway with Statewide Expansion, Future Rebranding
Maggie Dresser, Flathead Beacon Since Logan Health announced the nonprofit hospital was merging with Billings Clinic last year, officials...
Montana Medicaid supports student success
Kade Anderson and Rebecca Hamler, Seely Lake Pathfinder We're mental health therapists who work directly with students in Montana...
In Montana, conservative groups see chance to kill Medicaid expansion
Katheryn Houghton, Helena IR Conservative groups are working to undermine support for Montana’s Medicaid expansion in hopes the state...
Battle to live: Billings woman survives breast cancer, sheds light on survivors' struggles
Hailey Monaco , KTVQ BILLINGS — Wanting a change, Julie Petty and her youngest daughter moved to Billings from California in October...
Medicaid expansion benefits Yellowstone County community as a whole, leaders say
Christina Macintosh , Billings Gazette Just after Medicaid redetermination has come to a close, Billings institutions in support of...
Medicaid expansion will be up for debate in 2025 legislative session, and its future is uncertain
by Nicole Girten,Daily Montanan
Montana governor signs Medicaid expansion bill
HELENA, Mont. — Gov. Steve Bullock signed a bill to continue Montana’s Medicaid expansion program for another six years, as long as federal
Governor Signs Montana Medicaid Expansion Renewal Bill
New work and public service requirements for certain Medicaid expansion enrollees were signed into state law Thursday.
Bullock signs Montana’s Medicaid expansion bill
Gov. Steve Bullock has signed a bill to continue Montana’s Medicaid expansion program for another six years, as long as federal funding cont
Sweeping healthcare reform to become law in special signing ceremony
MISSOULA, Mont. — Governor Steve Bullock will sign a sweeping package of health care reforms into law Thursday.
Montana’s Medicaid expansion renewal bill heads to governor
HELENA — After a turbulent ride through the Montana Legislature, a bill extending Montana’s Medicaid expansion program cleared its final leg
An Independent Voice in the Legislature
John Fleming, Flathead Beacon Sen. Dan Salomon deserves special recognition. Recently, the Montana Legislature passed HB 658, finally...
LTE: Salomon’s pivotal role in Medicaid expansion
John Fleming, Missoulian Last week, the Montana Legislature passed House Bill 658, finally bringing to a welcome end the fight to...
LTE: Small carried Medicaid bill through Montana Senate
Eva Flying, Billings Gazette The Montana Legislature finally passed House Bill 658, bill that will continue Medicaid expansion and...
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