Revise medicaid laws related to direct primary care
HB 953 revises Montana's Medicaid laws to allow for the coverage of direct primary care contracts under the state's Medicaid program. This bill directly affects Medicaid enrollees by providing them the option to use these services. It also prohibits the Department of Public Health and Human Services from requiring an enrollee to participate in primary care case management if they opt for a direct primary care contract. The bill provides a definition for "direct primary care contract" and includes an appropriation to support these changes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Apr 1, 2025
Signed May 16, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate Apr 24, 2025 · House Apr 8, 2025
How they voted
28–22
Passed
Total votes 50
Apr 24, 2025
D
Democratic18
94% Yea
R
Republican32
65% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
41
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Amendments
1
May 13, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
May 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (28-22)
senate
Apr 18, 2025
Committee
(S) Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims
upper
Apr 17, 2025
Amended
(S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
upper
Apr 8, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (73-24-3)
house
Apr 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Human Services
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Human Services
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Human Services
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ed Buttrey
RRepublican
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