New Medicaid Expansion Enrollment Numbers

Jul 14, 2016

By MBPC Staff

Montana is six months into expanded access to health insurance through Medicaid Expansion. Individual Montanans and our communities are already seeing significant benefits to expanded coverage. Here is Montana’s Medicaid Expansion, by the numbers[1]:

47,399

Montanans enrolled in HELP / Medicaid Expansion

92.6

Percent of Montanans that are now insured

5,747

American Indians signed up for Medicaid Expansion

24,313

Preventative care exams/screenings conducted

$75 million

Federal dollars injected into Montana’s economy

$5.3 million

State savings into the general fund

$1.2 million

Premiums collected from enrollees

[1] Information as of July 1, 2016.