Montana May Be Model For Future Medicaid Work Requirement

Ruth McCafferty, who works in Kalispell, Mont., credits the training she got through the state’s Medicaid expansion with helping her get a good job. Eric Whitney / MTPR
Montana State Senator Ed Buttrey is a no-nonsense businessman from the central part of the state. Like a lot of Republicans, he’s not a fan of the Affordable Care Act and its expansion of Medicaid, health insurance for the poor and disabled.
“We didn’t want to implement a plan that was another entitlement