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Bill would let named community assisters track Medicaid renewals through an online portal
Summary
House Bill 601 would create a community‑assister portal that allows Medicaid applicants or enrollees to designate authorized assisters who can view application/redetermination status, see department notices, report changes and potentially submit documents. Supporters said the portal could reduce procedural disenrollments after the Medicaid redetermination unwind and ease burdens on providers.
Representative S. J. Howell described House Bill 601 as a narrowly scoped tool to address problems caused during the Medicaid redetermination process when many eligible Montanans lost coverage for procedural reasons. The bill would create a community‑assister portal built off the department’s existing self‑service portal that allows an enrollee (opt‑in) to authorize named individuals or organizations to view status, notices and actions required and, if the department approves, to submit documents.
Samantha Cooley, DPHHS chief operating officer for…
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