States brace for ‘heavy lift’ from Medicaid, food stamp changes
Lawmakers from liberal and conservative states said they are still grappling with the implications of Trump’s signature legislation.
Medicaid
New work requirements for Medicaid gives states less leeway
The states that have filed or plan to file such applications with work requirements include Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Utah.
GOP targeting tax that keeps state Medicaid programs running
For years, states have been taxing health care providers to draw down additional federal funds for their Medicaid programs.
Council members caution deep impacts if Congress cuts Medicaid
The trickle-down impacts of federal cuts to Medicaid and the potential budget disaster have some local officials concerned.
Tribal leaders: Medicaid cuts would decimate health programs
As Congress mulls potentially massive cuts to federal Medicaid funding, health centers that serve Native American communities are bracing for catastrophe.
Medicaid expansion renewal heading to governor's desk
The bill that would continue funding Medicaid passed the Legislature and will soon go to the governor, but lawmakers aren't done debating Medicaid expansion.
Montana’s Medicaid expansion conundrum
State lawmakers appear ready to preserve the state’s Medicaid expansion program without knowing what federal changes might be in store.
Senate votes down bill to phase out Montana Medicaid expansion
Senate Bill 62, sponsored by Sen. Carl Glimm, R-Kila, failed on a 20-30 vote with 12 Republicans joining all 18 Democrats in voting against it.
Key Medicaid expansion bill passes Montana House
A 2024 report from the Montana Healthcare Foundation shows that in 2023, about 110,000 adults were covered under the state's Medicaid expansion program.
Medicaid expansion bill advances in Montana House
The Montana House took a key vote Friday to approve Medicaid expansion 63-37 with bipartisan support, albeit with debate about its long-term viability.