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House concurs with Senate to let presumptive Medicaid eligibility cover home and community-based services
Summary
The House concurred in Senate Bill 72 to allow presumptive eligibility for certain Medicaid home and community-based services, advancing faster access to in-home care for elderly and physically disabled Montanans; the floor later re-referred the bill to Appropriations for fiscal review.
The Montana House concurred in Senate Bill 72 on March 26, a bill that would allow presumptive eligibility under Medicaid for certain in-home and community-based services for elderly persons and persons with physical disabilities.
Representative Butchery, speaking as floor sponsor, said the bill would permit a presumptive eligibility screening that enables access to services quickly while the full application is processed; the…
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