Max Baucus Talks China, The ACA, And Tax Reform
Former Montana Senator Max Baucus' job as U.S. ambassador to China ended in January. He now divides his time between Missoula, Bozeman, and global public speaking engagements. Baucus this week stopped...
View ArticleOpen Enrollment Begins For Affordable Care Act
Open enrollment has started for health insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. But this year, Montanans hoping get insurance on ACA marketplace will have less time to...
View ArticleMedicaid Expansion ‘Critical’ to Montana Drug Court Success, Judge Says
The Affordable Care Act, and it’s expansion of Medicaid are making a big difference fighting drug addiction in Montana. That’s according to multiple panelists at a “Substance Use Disorder Summit” put...
View ArticleTester Opposes Repeal Of Obamacare Mandate
Senate Republicans are pushing for a broad tax cut, contingent on the repeal of the law requiring Americans to buy insurance coverage. Montana Senator Jon Tester wants no part of it. The nonpartisan...
View ArticleDeadline Nears For Health Insurance Enrollment, Financial Assistance
The deadline for getting a health plan under the Affordable Care Act is fast approaching. Open enrollment under the health care law passed by the Obama administration started November 1. According to...
View ArticleAffordable Care Act Enrollment Closes Dec. 15
With the final deadline for getting a healthcare plan under the Affordable Care Act now just days away, the number of Montanans who’ve signed up for insurance plans on healthcare.gov is 2,000 people...
View ArticleOver 48,000 Montanans Enrolled In ACA Coverage In 2018
The final tally for the number of Montanans who signed up for coverage under the Affordable Care Act by last Friday’s deadline are in, and they’re more than 90 percent of what they were last year....
View ArticleWhy It's So Hard To Shop For Health Care
Shopping for health care is kind of like going to a grocery store where there aren’t any price tags. That jar of spaghetti sauce might cost $4, or maybe $50. But in health care you typically don’t find...
View Article2018 Montana Republican Senate Primary Voting Guide
Four Montana Republicans are running in the June 5 primary election for a chance to unseat Montana’s Senior U.S. Senator, Democrat Jon Tester, in the Nov. 6 general election. The Montana Free Press...
View Article2018 Montana Democratic House Primary Voting Guide
Five Montana Democrats are running in June 5 primary election for a chance to unseat first-term incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte in the Nov. 6 general election. The Montana Free Press...
View ArticleTester, Rosendale Air Different Views On Health Law
Senator Jon Tester today slammed a decision by the U.S. Justice Department to not defend the provision of the Affordable Care Act that guarantees health coverage for people with pre-existing...
View ArticleMontana's Uninsured Rate Steady, Medicaid Expansion Beneficial, New Studies Say
A report being released today says Montana’s uninsured rate is staying steady at about half of what it was before Medicaid expansion started in 2016. It says just under eight percent of Montanans now...
View ArticleGrant Continues Asbestos-Related Care At Libby Clinic
A northwestern Montana clinic has been awarded $2.5 million to continue providing asbestos-related healthcare. Libby’s Center for Asbestos Related Disease, or CARD Clinic, specializes only in...
View ArticleVice President Mike Pence The Latest To Campaign in Montana For Matt Rosendale
Vice President Mike Pence was the latest to rail against Montana’s Democratic U.S. Senator Jon Tester who faces re-election in November. Over the past 4 ½ weeks President Donald Trump, Donald Trump...
View ArticleMontana Tech Execs Talk Hiring Challenges
High tech executives in Missoula told Congressman Greg Gianforte that finding qualified labor, and the cost of health coverage are among their biggest challenges. Gianforte invited a handful of...
View ArticleNo Takers For Federal Health Care 'Navigator' Grants In Montana
Montana won't be getting any federal money to help people find health coverage this fall. Since 2013, Washington D.C. has offered grants to non-profits to hire so-called 'navigators' who help people...
View ArticleCandidate Profile: Matt Rosendale
A couple of weeks ago I went to Glendive, where Republican U.S. Senate Candidate Matt Rosendale lives. He appeared at the local VFW post. About 40 people sat around folding tables eating pie and ice...
View ArticleGov Bullock Announces Health Insurance Premium Working Group
Governor Steve Bullock is creating a bipartisan working-group to develop a plan to reduce premiums for people who buy health insurance on the federal marketplace. A Montana Healthcare Foundation study...
View ArticleMontana Insurance Company May Quit Because Of Trump Executive Order
Montana's insurance commissioner says two of the three companies offering health insurance through the individual market in the state cannot adjust their rates following President Donald Trump's...
View ArticleMontana Insurers Allowed To Adjust Prices After Trump Executive Order
Health insurance companies in Montana will be allowed to adjust their prices to account for President Trump’s executive order that stops some federal payments to insurers. That news came Monday, after...
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