Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services

The state health department could be split in half under a bill that would break up the state’s largest agency.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human services is canceling over $11 billion worth of COVID-era grants. Some of those cuts are impacting the state, but it’s unclear how much funding is lost.

Legislators have voted forward bills on property tax relief, Medicaid expansion, judicial oversight and more.

Great Falls Republican House Rep. Ed Buttrey says ambulance providers across the state are in dire need of support.

Abortion clinics will now be required to be licensed by the state. State health officials announced they are adopting the rules.

State lawmakers declined to support two bills that would fundamentally change how Montanans are committed to the state psychiatric hospital.

The state is delaying plans to expand mental and behavioral health services through a federal program.

A year after Montana lawmakers expanded a child care scholarship for low-income and working families, enrollment is falling short of expectations.

State health officials say the number of Montanans on Medicaid is down roughly 5 percent compared to pre-pandemic levels. That’s according to the state’s final report on its Medicaid redetermination process.

A group of 65 hospitals, health departments, advocacy groups and tribes are asking Gov. Greg Gianforte to invest in services that will help Montanans maintain Medicaid coverage.