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

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

"If, as legislators, we choose to bury our heads in the sand … we will pay a heck of a lot more than we’re paying now with this program."

As lawmakers brace for hundreds of bills to hit the floor at the 69th Legislature, local business leaders outlined their priorities at the Jan. 21 Kalispell Chamber of Commerce luncheon at Flathead Valley Community College,

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

Montana lawmakers will decide in the coming months what happens to health coverage for tens of thousands of people.

More than a dozen people gathered at the Montana State Capitol on Monday to advocate for Medicaid expansion and its role in Native communities.

Advocates made the argument at a Wednesday rally that Montana's Medicaid expansion program has already been a success and state lawmakers should keep it going.

Everyone, regardless of income, needs health care to survive and thrive, and most Americans agree that health care is a fundamental right.[1] Yet over the past two years, legislators in more than

HELENA, Mont. — A last-minute change to a 2019 bill put an end date on Montana’s Medicaid expansion program, setting the stage for what is anticipated to be the most significant health care ...

Over the years, the federal contribution to the original Medicaid has gradually increased beyond 50 percent. For example, for fiscal 2024, federal taxpayers contributed64% of the cost of Montana ...

The expansion of the joint federal-state health insurance program will sunset in June unless the Legislature decides to reauthorize it this session, making its future a top priority in Helena.