-
Montana Democrats are proposing an immediate infusion of $20 million into the state’s behavioral health system, saying it's on the brink of collapse.
-
A lawmaker's resignation highlights the downside of Montana’s part-time legislature. The governor’s tax relief proposals face some bipartisan opposition. And another effort to make abortion illegal is likely headed to the courts.
-
Rep. Rosendale refuses a call from Trump. State Sen. Regier withdraws a resolution Native Americans found insulting. Rep. Zinke warns of threats to cowboys. And more Montanans may lose Medicaid funding
-
Caregivers for the elderly and people with disabilities in Montana are pleading with state lawmakers to fully fund a recommended increase in the Medicaid provider rates.
-
Lawmakers in several conservative-led states — including Montana, Wyoming, Missouri, and Mississippi — are expected to consider proposals to provide a year of continuous health coverage to new mothers enrolled in Medicaid.
-
The Montana health department says it’s developing a new way to apply for the state food assistance program online that doesn’t require an email address.
-
In Montana and across the nation, homeless shelters are reporting that people older than 60 are a growing proportion of their populations.
-
Health officials estimate the state will lose $25 million if the state hospital doesn’t receive federal certification within the next two years.
-
A policy change by the Biden administration could, within a few years, mean the end of an expansion that currently provides more than 100,000 low-income Montanans access to health insurance.
-
State health officials say that Montanans on Medicaid will now have increased access to substance-use-disorder treatment after the federal government waived a restriction on what types of facilities can provide care for Medicaid patients.