Mealey's (June 16, 2015, 9:40 AM EDT) -- HELENA, Mont. — Expansion of Medicaid under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) appears dead in Montana after a 59-41 vote by a Montana House committee on March 10.
(Legislation available. Document #93-150325-006L.)
House Bill 249, the “Creating Healthy Montana Act,” sought to provide health care to low-income residents by expanding Medicaid under the ACA.
The legislation would also have implemented certain reforms, granted certain rulemaking authority and established a special revenue account.
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The Montana House of Representatives’ Human Services Committee held a...
Committee’s Vote Leaves ACA Medicaid Expansion On Life Support In Montana
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