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State Health Department Director Charlie Brereton said his office plans to apply for recertification of the state hospital with the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) by the end of the year.
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Enrollment for Montana’s health insurance marketplace is open until January 15. Insurance providers are seeing a surge in enrollment after more than 100,000 Montanans were removed from Medicaid this year. And the feds urge action after an 18% drop in Medicaid coverage of kids in the state.
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The state has announced its first plans for spending a $300 million pool of money created to boost Montana's ailing mental health and disability care systems.
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The head of Montana’s health department has no plans to temporarily stop checking patients' Medicaid eligibility. About one in 10 Montanans have lost coverage through that process this year.
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Families of former Montana State Hospital patients are suing the state. They say the state failed to prevent neglect, injuries and other issues at the psychiatric facility.
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Montanans seeking to enroll in health insurance in the public marketplace can head to covermt.org to find in-person assistance near them. They can also call (844) 682-6837 to speak with an enrollment assistant.
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State health officials said a drug treatment center near Missoula failed to report serious incidents and did not follow other state regulations.
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Registered nurses at St. Peter’s health clinics in Helena voted to join a union Tuesday.
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The Montana State Hospital’s forensic unit has been struggling for years to keep up with the number of inmates criminally committed to the facility. That’s led to long wait times in jail cells for inmates awaiting treatment. State health officials said they have a way to fix the problem.
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Young children with severe behavioral health issues are likely to lose one of the few options they have for long-term residential treatment nationwide.