Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services / reviewed 2026-08-11
Apply for Medicaid in Montana through the official state route.
Start with Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services. Its official application—not this page—decides eligibility. Income is only one factor; household, age, pregnancy, disability, immigration status, and other state rules may matter.
- 01 / START
Apply with Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services.
Use the state action below. No answers are passed through this site.
- 02 / SUBMIT
Let the agency determine eligibility.
Do not rely on an unofficial threshold calculator as an approval or denial.
- 03 / VERIFY
Read the notice and plan materials.
Confirm covered services, providers, renewal duties, and any cost sharing.
Agency phone: 800-362-8312. Confirm current hours on the agency site.
Local care context / HRSA snapshot
If coverage is pending, use the federal health-center finder.
HRSA reported 133 funded health-center service-delivery sites in Montana and 75 designated primary-care Health Professional Shortage Areas in its July 3, 2026 data snapshot.
These are state-level counts, not a count of nearby open appointments, individual clinics, or people. HPSA designations can overlap and do not predict wait time. Confirm the current location, services, sliding-fee policy, and availability directly.
Search HRSA’s current health-center locator ↗Different task
Already have a medical bill?
Coverage applications and bill review are separate tasks. If the issue is an existing bill, use the Montana consumer-office and federal-rights routes at PersonalHealthFinance.
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