Legislative

Legislative UpdatesOctober 2010 Legislative NewsMSCA has been up at the legislative session testifying on some bills and monitoring others. You may be interested in the following bills:

  • Bill : LC0285, Request Date: 08/25/2010, Requestor: Children, Families, Health, and Human Services Interim Committee, Status: Draft Request Received, Status Date: 8/25/2010 Subject: Revise Medicaid eligibility criteria to implement federal health care reform
  • Bill : LC0041, Request Date: 01/07/2010, Requestor: Greg Hinkle, Status: Draft to Requester for Review, Status Date: 09/10/2010, Status: Prohibit physician-assisted suicide
  • Bill : LC0293, Request Date: 08/25/2010, Requestor: Children, Families, Health, and Human Services Interim Committee, Status: Draft in Legal Review, Status Date: 09/27/2010, Subject: Amend DPHHS administrative rule reducing Medicaid physician reimbursement rates
  • Bill : LC0270, Request Date: 08/24/2010, Requestor: Economic Affairs Interim Committee, Status: Draft On Hold, 10/05/2010, Subject: Create a state-level health insurance exchange
  • Bill : LC0272 Request Date: 08/24/2010 Requestor: Economic Affairs Interim Committee Status: Draft On Hold Status Date: 10/05/2010 Subject: Create state-level external review process for health insurance

MSCA will be monitoring other bills also and will let you know with a Legislative Alert next month. MSCA hopes that all of our members and their families stay informed on issues and let their legislators know how you feel by writing them or calling them in Helena.Without staying in touch with our elected officials, our vote only counts once every 2, 4 or 6 years, depending on the office in question. By staying in regular contact regarding issues of great personal concern, your vote can count all year, every year. Politicians are put in place to serve you, not the other way around. Here’s how to contact your government representatives.FederalTo mail a letter:

  • Senator Max Baucus (Dem)
  • 511 Hart Senate Office Building
  • Washington DC 20510
  • Senator Jon Tester (Dem)
  • 724 Hart Senate Office Building
  • Washington DC 20510
  • Representative Denny Rehberg (At-Large)
  • 2448 Rayburn HOB
  • Washington DC 20515

StateTo mail a letter:

  • Representative _______,
  • MT House of Representatives
  • PO Box 200400
  • Helena MT 59620.
  • Senator ____________,
  • MT Senate
  • PO Box 200500
  • Helena MT 59620.


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