Backers of Montana's seven-month-old Medicaid expansion say they're pleased with the first set of financial data released this week. State figures say enrollment as of July is nearly double initial ...

As a home care worker, I help seniors and people with disabilities live safely and independently in their homes. I love my job — but it’s not easy. The hours can be unpredictable. The pay is low. That ...

The Treasure State is taking important steps to help control the exploding costs of Medicaid while providing critical care to the neediest.

HELENA – Now that Medicaid expansion is law in Montana, the real work of making it happen begins – and state health officials said Wednesday it certainly won’t happen overnight. The state first must ...

Montana was among the last states to expand Medicaid, and its Obamacare marketplace has fared reasonably well. It has 50,000 customers, decent competition and no "bare counties," where no insurers ...

The continuing growth in states’ Medicaid programs has placed a severe financial strain on state budgets. In fiscal year 2024, Medicaid was the largest category of total state spending, consuming 29.8 ...

Jonnell Wieder earned too much money at her job to keep her Medicaid coverage when the covid-19 public health emergency ended in 2023 and states resumed checking whether people were eligible for the ...

By Sarah Jane Tribble KFF Health News OCTOBER 17, 2025 WASHINGTON — Nationwide, states are racing to win their share of a new $50 billion rural health fund. But helping rural hospitals, as originally ...

As congressional Republicans finalized Medicaid work requirements in President Donald Trump’s budget bill, one man who relies on that government-subsidized health coverage was trying to coax his old ...

Montana is facing an incredible opportunity. We finally have the chance to substantially change the face of health care for our state. The expansion of the Medicaid program in Montana, if done ...