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Life needs to be easier for everyday Montanans — with lower property taxes, access to Medicaid, and affordable housing, Democratic legislative leaders said Monday. “If you work hard, you should be able to afford to live here. That’s kind of the bottom line,” said Senate Minority Leader Pat Flowers, D-Belgrade. But it’s not the case […]
The Department of Education is withdrawing a proposal that sought to streamline how schools bill Medicaid for the mental health and medical services they provide to students, partially with the goal of giving schools new resources to tackle students’ worsening mental health. The department withdrew the proposed regulation late last month, along with two others […]
Montana Medicaid providers are being urged by the Department of Public Health and Human Services to update their enrollment information by Dec. 31, 2024, to ensure uninterrupted payment reimbursement, the state agency said in a news release. DPHHS officials state this is a federally required step, known as the “provider revalidation process,” in order for […]
People on Montana reservations used to make a twisted joke that they should have medical emergencies before summer — because budgets for health care would run out by then, said Aaron Wernham, Montana Healthcare Foundation CEO. Things changed after the Montana Legislature chose to adopt Medicaid expansion, he said. The program made health insurance available […]
With Donald Trump’s return to the White House and Republicans taking full control of Congress in 2025, the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion is back on the chopping block. More than 3 million adults in nine states would be at immediate risk of losing their health coverage should the GOP reduce the extra federal Medicaid […]
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced Tuesday it’s reinterpreting federal law to allow Medicare and Medicaid patients access to anti-obesity medications to reduce their weight over the long term. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid’s proposed rule, which the Trump administration would need to finalize before it would take effect, is expected to cost $25 […]
The proposed rule could give millions of Americans access to the new drugs; it would also put pressure on the federal budget. Source link
The Montana State Capitol in Helena on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. (Photo by Mike Clark for the Daily Montanan) Medicaid expansion is a “crucial priority” for Democrats in the 2025 Montana Legislature — but Democratic leaders said Monday they want to do better than just continue the program. Rep. SJ Howell of Missoula said Democratic […]
Conservative groups are working to undermine support for Montana’s Medicaid expansion in hopes the state will abandon the program. The rollback would be the first in the decade since the Affordable Care Act began allowing states to cover more people with low incomes. Montana’s expansion, which insures roughly 78,800 people, is set to expire next […]
(WHTM) — Pennsylvania U.S. Senator Jon Fetterman took to social media to react to Dr. Mehmet Oz being nominated for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator role. Taking to X, Fetterman wrote in a post on Tuesday that he would possibly vote for Oz, posting “If Dr. Oz is about protecting and preserving […]