As Montana lawmakers debate Medicaid expansion, a caretaker wonders what the future holds for her family

By Leia Larsen

Montana Free Press

Andrea Melle’s home sits high on a hill overlooking Havre. Forty-six steps lead from the sidewalk to her front door.

Inside, Melle’s son, 19-year-old Drew, unwinds from school with YouTube. Her daughter, 21-year-old Kerrie, curls up on a comfy chair and chats with a visiting reporter about her part-time job shelving books at the local library. Kerrie has always wanted to be a librarian, but she’s unable to work more than a few hours at a time or live on her own. In the background, Drew compulsively grunts and yelps, his eyes still fixed on the compu...