Healthy Montana Kids succeeds quietly

As the debate rages over national health-care reform, a Montana program has slowly and quietly marched toward its own goal: Expanding health coverage to thousands of kids without it.

Healthy Montana Kids http://hmk.mt.gov/ , which expanded government health insurance for children in low- and moderate-income families, has extended coverage to 21,300 additional kids since its inception almost three years ago.

By MIKE DENNISON IR State Bureau

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