Rosendale: Health care proposal a good first step

Montana State Auditor Matthew Rosendale hailed the new Republican legislation to repeal and replace the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare as a good first step Monday, but said more needs to be done to reduce health care costs and improve services.

Rosendale said he sent a letter to Sens. Jon Tester, D-Mont., and Steve Daines, R-Mont., and Tennessee Republican Senator and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chair Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., listing what he says are several barriers that prevent Montana from acting to reduce costs and improve he...