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Montana

Name of Medicaid Program(s) and number of people participating

The Montana program is known as Montana Medicaid or Passport to Health.  It is administered by the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services. Their website can be found here.  As of June 1, 2018, there were 278,950 individuals enrolled in the Montana Medicaid program.1

Expanding Medicaid?

Yes.

Health Insurance Marketplace (if applicable)/ State based, Partnership or Federally Facilitated Exchange? 

Federally facilitated Marketplace:  www.healthcare.gov    

Health Information Exchange (if applicable)

Montana has established an HIE known as HealthShare Montana. Their website can be found here

APCD (if applicable) 

Montana has shown strong interest.  After completing a study in 2012 to determine the fesability of an APCD, the 64th Legislature introduced a bill to create an APCD in 2016, but it died in committee. 

Featured Initiatives

 

Footnotes

  • 1. Montana Medicaid Enrollment totals for 2018.  Available at: https://www.kff.org/health-reform/state-indicator/total-monthly-medicaid-and-chip-enrollment/?state=MT  

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