Carl Graham and I were in the legislative galleries in Helena last Friday, when the state stepped back from the brink. Democrats and some Republicans were pushing for the state to [...]
Gov. Bullock waited until nearly 60 of the 2013 legislative session’s 90 days had passed before making a Medicaid expansion proposal that essentially said “do what the feds [...]
I’ve been a little out of sorts the past few days with whatever it is that’s making the rounds, but that’s given me a chance to sit and watch the legislature on m[...]
Proponents of Medicaid expansion argue that it would insure more people, that it takes advantage of “free” federal money and that it will create jobs and pump up local economies. B[...]
Medicaid expansion is supposedly a no-brainer. It’ll provide insurance for a lot low income people. It’s free federal money. And it’ll create jobs and pump up local economies. So w[...]
When the Supreme Court’s Obamacare case was pending, I noticed that while there was a lot of attention given to the individual insurance mandate, there was little discussion [...]
Had a good time on KMMS this morning talking about Medicaid expansion so I thought I’d jot down a few notes from the show. If you’re on MPI’s website you’re[...]
I just posted a Medicaid expansion op ed that argues, pretty effectively I think, against Governor Bullock’s plans to expand Medicaid eligibility to 138% of the federal pover[...]
Bozeman – Governor Bullock has decided to ignore the Schweitzer administration’s budget submitted last November and instead opt into Obamacare’s Medicaid eligibility expansion. Th[...]
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed by Obama on March 23, 2010. If and when it is completely implemented, the ACA stands to radically change the landsca[...]