Medicaid

Montana Democrats are proposing an immediate infusion of $20 million into the state’s behavioral health system, saying it's on the brink of collapse.

A lawmaker's resignation highlights the downside of Montana’s part-time legislature. The governor’s tax relief proposals face some bipartisan opposition. And another effort to make abortion illegal is likely headed to the courts.

Rep. Rosendale refuses a call from Trump. State Sen. Regier withdraws a resolution Native Americans found insulting. Rep. Zinke warns of threats to cowboys. And more Montanans may lose Medicaid funding

Caregivers for the elderly and people with disabilities in Montana are pleading with state lawmakers to fully fund a recommended increase in the Medicaid provider rates.

Lawmakers in several conservative-led states — including Montana, Wyoming, Missouri, and Mississippi — are expected to consider proposals to provide a year of continuous health coverage to new mothers enrolled in Medicaid.

The Montana health department says it’s developing a new way to apply for the state food assistance program online that doesn’t require an email address.

In Montana and across the nation, homeless shelters are reporting that people older than 60 are a growing proportion of their populations.

Health officials estimate the state will lose $25 million if the state hospital doesn’t receive federal certification within the next two years.

A policy change by the Biden administration could, within a few years, mean the end of an expansion that currently provides more than 100,000 low-income Montanans access to health insurance.

State health officials say that Montanans on Medicaid will now have increased access to substance-use-disorder treatment after the federal government waived a restriction on what types of facilities can provide care for Medicaid patients.