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About two-thirds of those who were kicked off state Medicaid rolls lost it for technical reasons like incorrectly filling out paperwork. That’s one of the highest procedural disenrollment rates nationwide, according to an analysis.
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U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra recently spoke with Montana Public Radio's Aaron Bolton to talk about Montanans losing Medicaid and mental health services.
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Montana's chaotic Medicaid redetermination process closes. Federal environmental officials are proposing Arctic grayling conservation plan. Cattle numbers in Montana decline to 12-year low.
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Montana saw a record number of residents sign up for health care plans through the federal marketplace.
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Medicaid expansion will be on the table for Montana lawmakers to consider during the next legislative session. Officials are studying the policy’s impact ahead of that debate.
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Enrollment for Montana’s health insurance marketplace is open until January 15. Insurance providers are seeing a surge in enrollment after more than 100,000 Montanans were removed from Medicaid this year. And the feds urge action after an 18% drop in Medicaid coverage of kids in the state.
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The head of Montana’s health department has no plans to temporarily stop checking patients' Medicaid eligibility. About one in 10 Montanans have lost coverage through that process this year.
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A state commission is asking Gov. Greg Gianforte to approve $7.5 million for mobile crisis teams and stabilization centers.
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New data from the Montana Health Department show nearly 16,000 people lost Medicaid coverage in August. According to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, over 2,100 hunters visited wildlife check stations as big game general hunting season opened Saturday.
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A new report from the Montana health department shows nearly half of people who’ve lost Medicaid coverage in the state since April are children.