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Governor Gianforte, DPHHS Announce New Behavioral Health Care Services

New federal action allows state to further strengthen behavioral health care system

Governor Greg Gianforte and Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) Director Charlie Brereton recently announced an expansion of behavioral health services for Montanans.

The announcement comes after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved a waiver sought by DPHHS to provide three new Medicaid funded services as part of the state's Healing and Ending Addiction through Recovery and Treatment (HEART) program.

"After decades of applying Band-Aids to our broken system and kicking the can down the road, we're making great strides in our overall effort to buil...