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2025 Montana Snapshot
The Healthcare Affordability Snapshot provides legislators, consumer advocates, regulators and other stakeholders a tool to compare their state’s health policies across other states. The categories examined in this resource explore a variety of policy options that have previously appeared in the Scorecard, as well as additional policies that impact health care affordability. Policies were selected […]
Read MoreMontana Restricts Prior Authorization
Montana has passed legislation that restricts, but does not prohibit, prior authorization, reports the Independent Record. The reform package targets medications and treatments that patients rely on for their basic quality of life, especially for people with chronic conditions. Moving forward, patients cannot be denied a drug when they are waiting for approval from a new insurer. […]
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The Health Care Value Hub’s 2026 Health Care Affordability State Policy Snapshot provides legislators, consumer advocates, regulators and other stakeholders with a tool to compare their state’s health policies across other states. The Snapshot explores policies impacting health care affordability across four domains: Policies were selected based on whether they have the potential to impact […]
Read MoreMontana Snapshot 2024
The 2024 Healthcare Affordability Snapshot provides legislators, consumer advocates, regulators and other stakeholders a tool to compare their state’s health policies across other states. The categories examined in this resource explore a variety of policy options that have previously appeared in the Scorecard, as well as additional policies that impact health care affordability. Policies were […]
Read MoreMontana Legislators Commit to Pursuing Presumptive Eligibility
Montana lawmakers plan to introduce a bill in January to enable Medicaid presumptive eligibility for seniors and individuals with disabilities, reports the Daily Montanan. The goal of presumptive eligibility is to avoid delays in providing stabilizing care outside of medical facilities. The Montana proposal would, after state training, allow tribal entities, area agencies on aging, and […]
Read MoreIHS Service Limits Impact Patient’s Ability to Access and Afford Care
In fiscal year 2022, Indian Health Service programs deferred or denied nearly $552 million for 120,000 care requests, reports the Daily Montanan. In turn, many indigenous patients have been forced to forgo necessary care, increasing the risk of death or serious illness for people with preventable or treatable medical conditions. Eligibility limitations tied to tribal lands […]
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