Bills that would continue and end the state’s Medicaid expansion program are moving through the Legislature. More than a third of Fort Peck tribal members are enrolled in the program.

Native legislators and tribal advocates also call for reinstatement of Tribal Relations Manager within the Department of Public Health and Human Services

A bill that would make Montana’s Medicaid expansion program permanent will move onto the House floor. Montana legislators advance plan to give raises to state employees.

Medicaid expansion saves lives and saves money, proponents said — an estimated $27 million the last biennium, according to Rep. Ed Buttrey, sponsoring one bill to continue the program.

Lawmakers in both chambers Wednesday considered the future of the low-income health care program, set to expire if they don’t take action.

Congress and Republican President Donald Trump have made it clear they intend to consider far-reaching policies to limit the scope of Medicaid in the name of slashing government spending.

The future of Montana’s Medicaid expansion is up in the air.It’s set to expire in June of 2025 that is unless the legislature and Gov. Gianforte renew.With the

In anticipation of the debate whether to keep Medicaid expansion in Montana, the Montana Healthcare Foundation has released a series of reports it commissioned looking at the impacts of the

A new report paints a positive picture of how the federal program has been successful for many Native Americans in Montana.

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 includ

HELENA — One of the biggest debates of the Montana Legislature’s 69 th session took center stage Wednesday afternoon, as lawmakers held hearings on three different proposals on how to address the upcoming expiration date for the state’s Medicaid expansion program.

Montana lawmakers are grappling with what they can do to improve patient care and operations at the state’s psychiatric hospital since realizing that the efforts underway to restore the troubled facility’s good standing could take more time.