House Approves Continuous Eligibility Healthy Montana Kids

The Senate House approved the health benefits bill with 78 votes in favor, 47 against and no abstentions. The measure now passes to the House. At the initiative of the Minister of Health, Orazio Schillaci, the bill contains, among other things, rules on the prescription and provision of outpatient specialist visits, on the establishment and functioning of the national system that manages waiting lists, mechanisms for their reduction and the recr…

House Approves Continuous Eligibility Healthy Montana Kids

The House of Representatives passed a bill on April 8 that would provide continuous eligibility for two years for kids younger than six enrolled in the Healthy Montana Kids program. The sponsor says it will address gaps in health insurance coverage for children. The current system for the free or low-cost health insurance program for low-income families requires families to reapply for...