LETTER TO THE EDITOR:

February 18, 2026

The Truth: Medicaid

Works for Montana

I stand with 60 hospitals that signed on to this letter to state: we don’t think healthcare should be political, but when we see political campaigns spreading misinformation about our state’s healthcare, we will set the record straight.

Fact: Medicaid is essential to keeping our hospital doors open and reducing the burden of uncompensated care that would otherwise fall on taxpayers.

Medicaid ensures Montanans, especially those in rural communitie...