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Montana’s Medicaid Expansion Conundrum
Despite concerns about what Congress and the Trump administration might have planned for Medicaid, Montana’s Republican-led legislature and GOP governor appear ready to keep the state’s Medicaid expansion program in place beyond its scheduled end date this summer.
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
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.
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.
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.
GOP-held Senate approves Medicaid expansion on initial vote
House Bill 245, sponsored by Rep. Ed Buttrey, R-Great Falls, passed an initial vote by a 29-21 margin. The bipartisan coalition supporting the bill was nearly identical to the group of 18 Democrats and nine Republicans who have recently succeeded in undermining Senate GOP leadership.
Independent Record3d
'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 ...
MTPR13d
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.
Argus Leader (Sioux Falls) on MSN13d
Health insurance for millions could vanish as states put Medicaid expansion on chopping block
Many of the attempts to repeal Medicaid expansion in states such as Idaho and Montana are coordinated by national ...
montanafreepress2d
Montana Legislature set to extend Medicaid amid federal uncertainty
The likelihood that significant changes lie ahead for the joint federal-state Medicaid program has spurred discussion of ...
Opinion
Bozeman Daily Chronicle6dOpinion
Reps. Ed Buttrey and John Fitzpatrick: Medicaid expansion crucial for rural Montanans
The decision whether to end Montana’s expanded Medicaid program is one of the top debates this legislative session.