Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
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Montana’s Medicaid program provides low-income
Montanans-including children, seniors, the disabled and the
medically needy-access to health care services that support their
health and well-being. In 2022, Medicaid provided coverage to more
than one in four Montanans. As the nation emerges from the COVID-19
pandemic, Montana Medicaid has been a critical health care safety
net for individuals who may have delayed care during the public
health emergency, and for those who are facing acute mental health
and substance use needs.
In “Medicaid in Montana: How Medicaid Impacts Montana’s
State Budget, Economy, and Health,” the third annual report
commissioned by the Montana Healthcare Foundation and produced in
partnership with the Montana Department of Health and Human
Services, Manatt Health provides foundational information and
statistics about the Medicaid program, including the populations it
serves, their health care needs and their medical costs.
The report also highlights the role Medicaid expansion has
played in providing a source of health care coverage for many
previously uninsured Montanans, and the positive impact that
expansion has had on health care costs and the local economy as new
federal dollars are brought into the state. This year’s report
also focuses on the key role Medicaid plays in supporting access to
mental health care and substance use disorder treatment.
To download the full report, click here.
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