While costs for healthcare have continued to rise, the relative amount Montana spends on Medicaid has remained astonishingly stable — about 13% of its budget — for years, according to
While costs for healthcare have continued to rise, the relative amount Montana spends on Medicaid has remained astonishingly stable — about 13% of its budget — for years, according to a new annual report that has tracked the program in the state since its expansion nearly a decade ago. “Medicaid in Montana: How Medicaid Impacts […] The post Report: Montana Medicaid holds down costs, helps build out behavioral health statewide appeared first on Daily Montanan.
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.
Medicaid's expansion in Montana has been a huge success, according to two new reports released on Thursday which show a decrease in emergency care, and increase in mental health visits as well as preventative health.