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Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty

Medicaid Enrollment – Montana

Medicaid coverage at its highest level ever in Montana, October 13, 2010, Billings Gazette: “Medicaid, the state-federal program that pay medical bills for the poor and disabled, covers about 99,600 people in Montana – its highest level ever. The economic recession has swelled the ranks of the program, which is one of the largest single expenditures in the state budget. For the 2010-11 biennium, the Legislature budgeted $1.75 billion for Medicaid, or nearly $900 million a year. The state covers anywhere from one-fourth to one-third of the cost. Most Medicaid spending is on aged people, including those in nursing homes, disabled people, pregnant women, children and families with dependent children. They qualify if their income is under certain levels…”