Montana Senate Approves Medicaid Expansion Renewal Bill

The Montana Senate has approved a bill to continue Medicaid expansion with "community engagement requirements," commonly referred to as work requirements, by a 29-21 vote. House Bill (HB) 245 is the Legislature’s primary vehicle for reauthorizing Montana’s health care coverage program for low-income adults between the ages of 18 and 65. HB 245 lifts the recurring sunset provision that has required the program to be repeatedly reauthorized by the Legislature.

HB 245 is sponsored by Representative Edward Buttrey. The Montana Legislature first enacted work requirements in 2019, but they have not yet gone into effect because . . .