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House Bill 576 hearing: Legislature considers letting health funds cover waivers, home visiting and early-childhood services
Summary
Representative Jane Gillette opened the March 21 hearing on House Bill 576, which would expand permissible uses of two state special revenue accounts so they may support Medicaid waivers and early-childhood services.
Representative Jane Gillette opened the March 21 hearing on House Bill 576, describing the bill as a change to allowable uses of two state special revenue accounts — the tobacco settlement account and the Healthy Montana Kids fund — to permit their use for specific Medicaid waiver and early-childhood programs.
“Again, this isn't this bill is not allocating any funds. It's just giving us the future opportunity to use those funds,” Representative Jane Gillette said, explaining that one affected account is funded by a fee on insurance premiums and has seen a growing balance. She outlined that HB 576 would permit use of the funds for home visiting, the Big Sky waiver, the…
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