10+ hour, 48+ min ago  (521+ words) (KPAX) Seven years after Montana first attempted to add "community engagement" requirements to its Medicaid expansion program, July 1 was the first day the state officially implemented them. Now, most people on Medicaid expansion will need to show they're working, in…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (455+ words) Pacific Source Health Plans, one of Montana's three primary health insurance providers, will cease its Montana operations and exit the marketplace by the end of the year. The health insurance company has operated in Montana'since 2012, providing individual, small and large…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (494+ words) (Daily Montanan) The State Auditor's office is clamping down on what it called "a troubling and deceptive business practice" regarding "misleading" health insurance plans from companies that offer poor coverage and bad customer service. In a press release, State Auditor…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (451+ words) (Stateline) State rainy day funds " money reserved to cover unexpected expenses and patch short-term budget holes " are declining nationally as states face increased costs, lower tax revenue and federal budget cuts, a new analysis found. The decline follows a period…...

6+ mon, 4+ week ago  (416+ words) Lynae and Adam Axelson, Donna Ryngala and Jon Wick While our government might be reopening and returning to "business as usual," it is not'business as usual" for small businesses across Montana. We are the ones left holding the bagas healthcare…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1100+ words) WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) " U. S. senators began debating how to reduce health care costs for Americans during a hearing Wednesday, where experts" varied recommendations and comments from lawmakers previewed the rocky and potentially long path ahead. Republicans on the Finance Committee argued…...

9+ mon, 6+ day ago  (317+ words) (States Newsroom) Without congressional action, more than 7 million people who buy their health insurance on Affordable Care Act marketplaces would pay much higher premiums next year. Close to 5 million of them wouldn't be able to absorb the price hike " nor…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (702+ words) WASHINGTON (CN) " When Virginia-based small business owner Laura Packard was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, she relied on the Affordable Care Act marketplace to pay for her chemotherapy. "The Affordable Care Act saved my life," Packard said during a press conference…...

10+ mon, 5+ day ago  (1512+ words) (KFF) 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 program. But she was reassured by the…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (904+ words) (Daily Montanan) As Congress makes sweeping changes to the health insurance system and, in particular, the marketplace exchange, some healthcare leaders are concerned that the state and federal government isn't quite prepared to roll out what Congress approved. One of…...