Missoula, MT (KGVO-AM News) – The Montana Healthcare Foundation fully supports Medicaid Expansion in Montana.
I spoke to the Montana Healthcare Foundation CEO Aaron Wernham this week about his organization’s full support for Medicaid expansion.
MHCF Fully Supports Medicaid Expansion in Montana
“Since Montana decided to extend coverage in Medicaid to low-income adults back in 2016 through the bipartisan HELP act, Montana Healthcare Foundation has really been studying the results of this program,” began Wernham. “We’re here to improve the health of Montanans, and we recognize insurance coverage is an important piece of that. So we’ve just been studying Medicaid claims and economic data, what this program does for the state, and what it costs.”
Wernham explained why the program is being examined so closely in this legislative session…