A ballot initiative which would expand Medicaid in Montana has run into a hang-up after the Attorney General’s office noted a legal issue with the proposal.
Supporters of the so-called “Healthy Montana Initiative” have filed a corrected version to the Montana Secretary of State’s Office.
This will shorten the amount of time the initiative has to gather signatures to be placed on the 2014 ballot.
Republican lawmakers during the 2013 legislature blocked passage of Medicaid Expansion, an optional piece of the federal Affordable Care Act.
Capitol Reporter Dan Boyce says this has created a gap in the coverage provided under that new law.