Articles with the Tag: Medicaid
News from DPHHS MONTANA — Department of Public Health and Human Services Director Adam Meier announced the agency is seeking public comment on its federal application to expand mental health and substance use treatment services through the Healing and Ending Addiction through Recovery and Treatmen...
When the Legislature wrapped up its biennial session last week, two bills signed into law by Gov. Greg Gianforte won praise from Polson physician Cara Harrop, whose pureHealth direct primary care clinic is one of just eight in Montana. Senate Bill 374, which allows physicians to dispense medications...
MONTANA — In late January, when Mary Windecker got up to testify in front of the budget committee considering how to fund Montana’s addiction and mental health treatment programs, her words cut through a typically bureaucratic proceeding to present an uncomfortable bottom line. “Yo...
News from Protect Our Care Montana MONTANA — Protect Our Care Montana joined Health Care Voter for a virtual town hall to discuss the impact of COVID-19 in the state and the importance of healthcare access during the pandemic. Led by Dr. Cora Neumann, a panel of Rep. Barbara Bessette (D - HD...
News from the office of Governor Steve Bullock MONTANA — Governor Steve Bullock announced the State of Montana is making plans to invest $16 million per year over the next five years, or $80 million total, to add capacity to existing community-based services for individuals with severe and disabli...
MONTANA — An economic study commissioned by a law firm representing Montana’s Lehrerleut Hutterite communities has concluded that the religious group’s collective business operations contribute $365.3 million annually to the Montana economy. The study, billed as the first of its ki...
HELENA — After a turbulent ride through the Montana Legislature, a bill extending Montana’s Medicaid expansion program cleared its final legislative hurdle. House Bill 658, carried by Rep. Ed Buttrey, R-Great Falls, revises the state’s Medicaid program considerably. While the bill’...
HELENA — After a turbulent ride through the Montana Legislature, a bill extending Montana’s Medicaid expansion program cleared its final legislative hurdle. House Bill 658, carried by Rep. Ed Buttrey, R-Great Falls, revises the state’s Medicaid program considerably. While the bill’...
