Hospitals’ lobbying frustrates Montana lawmakers who sought to boost oversight

Hospitals’ Lobbying Frustrates Montana Lawmakers Who Sought To Boost Oversight

HELENA, Mont. — As Republican legislative leaders in Montana girded for this year’s battle over whether to extend Medicaid expansion in the state, they took aim at one of the program’s biggest backers: hospitals. If Montana’s hospitals wanted to extend the government health insurance program that cost taxpayers about $1 billion in 2024, and benefit from that revenue, they should give something back, such as additional community health care servi…

Hospitals’ lobbying frustrates Montana lawmakers who sought to boost oversight

As Republican legislative leaders in Montana girded for this years battle over whether to extend Medicaid expansion in the state, they took aim at one of the programs biggest backers: hospitals. If Montanas hospitals wanted to extend the government health insurance program that cost taxpayers about $1 billion in 2024, and benefit from that revenue, they should give something back, such as additional community health care services and benefits, G…