Healthcare
Medicaid Cuts in Federal Budget
Article: As G.O.P. Eyes Medicaid Cuts, States Could Be Left With Vast Shortfalls, by Noah Weiland and Sarah Kliff, New York Times, February 25, 2025
Cutting Medicaid spending, which is expected to be central to fulfilling the budget plan that House Republicans adopted Tuesday night, could result in millions of Americans across the country losing health coverage unless states decide to play a bigger role in its funding. Read more here.
Medicare Prescription Drug Negotiations
Article: Thousands of Montanans likely to benefit from lower drug prices under Medicare
by Carly Graf, Billings Gazette, August 20, 2024
"An estimated 25,000 Montana seniors will benefit from a pricing deal struck last week between the federal government and pharmaceutical companies. For the first time, the two parties negotiated directly to reduce maximum prices for 10 of the costliest and commonly used prescription drugs covered by Medicare." Read the full article here.
Gathering Wisdom Conference Slides
SJ Howell, Montana State Representative, explained Medicaid Expansion and Medicaid "Unwinding".
Molly Moody, Senior State Campaigns Manager at Health Care for America Now covered Federal Health Issues.