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The top Medicaid official in Montana’s state health department has submitted his resignation and will be taking a job in the private sector, an agency spokesperson said Thursday afternoon.

Primary challengers to Tim Sheehy and Greg Gianforte had their tickets refunded.

UPDATE: April 18, 2024, 12:40 PM

Jason George began noticing in September that Medicaid payments had stalled for some of his assisted living facility residents, people who need help with daily living.

More than 127,200 people in Montana lost Medicaid with tens of thousands of cases still processing, according to the latest state data, from mid-February.

Providers who take Medicaid have said their state payments have been disrupted, leaving them financially struggling amid the unwinding.

Delayed state payments affect long-term care facilities, substance use disorder clinics, and federally funded health centers in Montana.

The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services and a federal public health agency are evaluating arsenic contamination in Butte-Silver Bow County in advance of possible recommendations for action.

Used to operating with scarce resources, Montana Medicaid providers say gaps in state payments have left them struggling further.

Providers who take Medicaid have said their state payments have been disrupted, leaving them financially struggling amid the unwinding.