Montana’s Medicaid Keeps Counties Healthy

Jackie Semmens | September 2024 | Presented by the Montana Budget & Policy Center

In 2015, the Legislature passed the bipartisan Health and Economic Livelihood Partnership (HELP) Act to expand Medicaid to adults living below 138 percent of the federal poverty line.  The program (also known as “Medicaid expansion”) was reauthorized in 2019. In 2025, legislators must act to ensure adult Montanans living on low incomes do not lose their access to health care.

Tens of thousands of Montanans have benefited from the lifesaving and affordable medical care that Medicaid has provided. Montana’s Medicaid program has strengthened our health care system, supported businesses, and boosted our economy while caring for our friends and neighbors. These fact sheets provide county specific enrollment, preventive services, and business support for all 56 counties in the state.





Data source information:

County Enrollment Data: Montana Medicaid Enrollment Dashboard, Department of Public Health and Human Services (May 2024)

Business Data: Medicaid Expansion and Montana Businesses, Department of Labor and Industry (September 2020).

Health Metrics Data: Montana Medicaid Health Metrics Dashboard, Department of Public Health and Human Services (July 2024).

For all other information in the dashboard, please see Montana Budget & Policy Center’s report: “Medicaid Expansion in Montana.”