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Va. hospitals predict $31B reduction in state’s Medicaid funding if proposed CMS rule passes 

  • Charlotte Rene Woods

A proposed federal rule stemming from the reconciliation bill Congress passed last summer includes additional policy changes that would reduce Medicaid payments to healthcare facilities, a step hospital chains warn exceeds the provision Congress approved and President Donald Trump signed.  Public comment closed this week on a rule proposed by the Centers for Medicare and […]

Taxpayers’ money should be directed to public needs | Sen. Greg Hertz
Missoula

Taxpayers’ money should be directed to public needs | Sen. Greg Hertz

  • SEN. GREG HERTZ
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Montana taxpayers expect their tax dollars to be spent responsibly, transparently, and on priorities that benefit everyone — not directed to private organizations with the strongest political support. That expectation is reflected in Article V, Section 11(5) of the Montana Constitution, which states: "No appropriation shall be made for religious, charitable, industrial, educational, or benevolent purpose to any private individual, private association, or private corporation not under the control of the state."