The analysis found that the House bill could result in an estimated 31,000 Montanans losing Medicaid coverage, along with a loss of $5.4 billion in funding for the state’s health system over 10 years. These changes would disproportionately impact rural Montanans. Key findings include:
- An estimated 31,000 Montana Medicaid enrollees would lose coverage, because of new work reporting requirements and changes in eligibility and enrollment processes. This includes 27,000 adults with low incomes and nearly 4,000 children, people with disabilities, and elderly Montanans. State data indicates that 76% of Medicaid-enrolled Montana adults are working or in school; an additional 17% are ill or have a disability, or are caring for home or family.
- $5.4 billion fewer dollars would be spent on health care for Medicaid enrollees over the next 10 years, impacting access to screenings, preventive services, behavioral health, and specialty services in rural Montana.
- 83% of decreased spending ($4.5 billion) will be due to lost federal dollars.
The Montana Healthcare Foundation commissioned the report, which was produced by Manatt Health. Read the report’s accompanying:
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