Business owner backs Bullock on Medicaid expansion

Editor:

As the owner of a family of multistate businesses that employ almost 13,000 people — including 1,600 here in Montana — I am a strong supporter of the decision being made by states to accept the increased federal funding that will be available to expand Medicaid eligibility in 2014. I want to thank Gov. Bullock for including a plan to implement expanded Medicaid eligibility in his proposed budget.

In addition to providing valuable health care coverage to an estimated 60,000 uninsured Montanans, Medicaid expansion will directly benefit Montana businesses by helping to reduce and contain...