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MT SB62

Bill

Status

Failed

5/23/2025

Primary Sponsor

Carl Glimm

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Closes enrollment in Montana's expanded Medicaid program (HELP Act) to new applicants on September 1, 2025, allowing only those already enrolled as of August 31, 2025 to remain covered

  • Requires the Department of Public Health and Human Services to apply for a federal waiver from CMS to maintain existing eligibility and federal matching fund levels for current enrollees

  • Grants the department authority to implement additional restrictions if federal funding decreases, including community engagement requirements, biannual redeterminations, elimination of automatic renewals, and lifetime benefit limits for able-bodied adults

  • Changes the program's termination date from June 30, 2025 to whenever the DPHHS director certifies that no participants remain enrolled

  • Takes effect immediately upon passage and approval

Legislative Description

Provide for phaseout of Medicaid expansion program

Safety

Last Action

(S) Died in Process

5/23/2025

Committee Referrals

Public Health, Welfare, and Safety1/7/2025

Full Bill Text

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