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'The cake is baked': 11 Senate Republicans join Dems to push Medicaid expansion forward

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The bill, which would renew the program as it’s currently written, got the early green light with a 29-21 vote. It now moves to the Senate Finance and Claims Committee.

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GOP-held Senate approves Medicaid expansion on initial vote

A Republican-sponsored bill to continue Medicaid expansion cleared a key vote in the Montana Senate on Thursday.House Bill 245, sponsored by Rep. Ed Buttrey, R-Great Falls, passed an initial vote by a 29-21 margin. The bipartisan coalition supporting the bill was nearly identical to the group of 18 Democrats and nine Republicans who have recently succeeded in undermining Senate GOP leadership.Supporters of the bill said Thursday that the program…

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Helena Independent Record

'The cake is baked': 11 Senate Republicans join Dems to push Medicaid expansion forward

The bill, which would renew the program as it’s currently written, got the early green light with a 29-21 vote. It now moves to the Senate Finance and Claims Committee.

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KTVH

Medicaid expansion renewal passes key vote in Montana Senate

A bill to extend Montana’s Medicaid expansion program cleared one more key hurdle in the state Legislature on Thursday.

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Missoula Current

Medicaid expansion continues momentum on Montana Senate floor

The bill, one of the key proposals of the 2025 session, was referred to the Finance and Claims Committee, and it will need another floor vote, but it’s in Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte’s budget. Continue reading…

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The Cowley CourierTraveler

Attempt to push through Medicaid expansion fails

TOPEKA — Kansas Senate Democrats attempted Tuesday to insert Medicaid expansion into a bill increasing legislative oversight over public assistance programs.The outcome was the same in the Kansas House when a Democrat sought to drop a Medicaid reform package into…

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