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Montana’s Medicaid expansion conundrum
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.
Republicans praise “America First” budget, Democrats fear Medicaid cuts
The House passed the 2025 budget resolution Tuesday in a 217-to-215 vote. Another version passed the Senate last week.
As G.O.P. Eyes Medicaid Cuts, States Could be Left With Vast Shortfalls
Republicans have proposed lowering the federal share of costs for Medicaid expansions, which could reshape the program by ...
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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 ...
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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.
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Montana Medicaid expansion skirts through Senate committee, moves closer to passage
The federal Affordable Care Act allowed states to choose whether to participate in Medicaid expansion, which extends ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
Republican proposals to cut Medicaid could be politically fraught
Republicans are proposing deep cuts to Medicaid to finance tax cuts and other priorities. Pushback is coming not only from ...
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Montana’s Medicaid expansion conundrum
The GOP-controlled Montana House of Representatives easily passed a bill to make the Medicaid expansion program permanent on Feb. 10 by a 63-37 vote. Then on Feb. 20, House Bill 245 passed the ...