Medicaid cuts in budget bill would leave thousands of Montanans without coverage and healthcare without billions.

No state stands to lose more in Medicaid cuts being discussed in the “Big Beautiful Bill” than Montana, according to several new reports. That translates to nearly 40,000 people losing health insurance, billions taken out of the state’s economy, and a new mountain of paperwork for state workers.

Current projections show that 31,000 to 38,000 Montanans could lose health coverage, with small and rural healthcare organizations taking a huge financial hit, while increasing paperwork and requirements for less federal funding.

The Montana Healthcare Foundation, which has tracked the results of Medicaid’s expansion in the Treasure State since its inception, as well as publishing yearly academic research on its effects on the state, reports that no state stands to lose more on a per-capita basis than Montana.

By: Darrell Ehrlick