This report looks at how creating a state claims-based reinsurance program could save Montanans 10%-20% percent on individual health insurance premiums. State-based reinsurance programs, created by waivers under section 1332 of the Affordable Care Act, are designed to stabilize the individual market and control insurance premiums. This report examines how a potential reinsurance program would … Continued
This report examines 1332 State Innovation Waivers as a solution to stabilize Montana’s individual health insurance market. The State Innovation Waiver, also known as the 1332 Waiver, was created as part of the Affordable Care Act and became an option for states to consider in 2017. States that want to use this option to explore … Continued
This report examines how Montana’s Medicaid expansion has affected the state’s budget, economy, and residents. The report found that Montana’s 2015 bipartisan Medicaid legislation has saved more than $36 million in the state’s budget and helped more than 65,000 adults access preventive health care services. The report was commissioned by the Montana Healthcare Foundation and … Continued
This report looks at the rate of Montana’s uninsured for 2018. Approximately 979,000 Montanans had health coverage (out of a total population of 1 million), resulting in an estimated uninsured rate of 7.8%. This report was commissioned by MHCF and completed by Christina Lechner Goe, J.D. Press Release
According to this report, Montana’s Medicaid expansion adds $270 million in personal income and more than $500 million in additional economic output to Montana’s economy each year and generates approximately 5,000 new jobs. The program provides health coverage for approximately 94,000 Montanans. Although Montana pays for a share of this new coverage, the study also … Continued
This report explores Medicaid’s new role as the primary payer for substance use disorder services in Montana. This new role is a direct result of Montana’s 2016 Medicaid expansion to cover most low-income adults in the State. The report offers strategies that the Medicaid program may pursue in this new role to improve substance use … Continued
This report looks at the impact of an Affordable Care Act repeal on American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs). This report, authored by Dr. Donald Warne at North Dakota State University, in partnership with the National Indian Health Board, highlights the specific effects of an ACA repeal. Support for the research and data collection associated … Continued
This report projects that over 71,000 newly insured Montanans could lose access to medical care and that the state could lose over $284 million in critical health care funding if Congress repeals the Medicaid expansion. The Affordable Care Act allowed states to extend Medicaid coverage to adults with incomes up to 138% of the federal … Continued
This report projected that if the American Health Care Act as enacted, Montana’s Medicaid program could lose $4.8 billion in federal funding, and more than 70,000 adults enrolled through the recent Medicaid expansion could lose coverage by 2026. The analysis, conducted by Manatt Health and commissioned by MHCF, takes an in-depth look at the U.S. … Continued
This report projected that if the Better Care Reconciliation Act (the U.S. Senate’s version of the American Health Care Act) was enacted, Montana’s Medicaid program could lose $5.3 billion in federal funding, and more than 75,000 adults enrolled through the recent Medicaid expansion could lose coverage as early as 2021. The report is an update … Continued