Senators should work on bill to protect Montanans

Dear editor,

As a health care provider in Havre, Bullhook Community Health Center’s staff and board have been paying close attention to the debate in Washington, D.C., about what needs to change with health care in America. Having read through the Better Care Reconciliation Act that is the Senate version of repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, it is our belief that the bill will do more harm than good to the 4,945 we serve at our health center.

In particular, we are very concerned about the significant changes proposed to Medicaid — 44 percent of our patients are on Medicaid — the reduc...