Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services

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.

A panel of Montana air quality experts met with federal environmental officials Thursday to discuss funding to reduce harm from wildfire smoke. The state is still waiting to receive those funds.

Federal regulators last year criticized the Montana health department as “severely out of compliance” with rules that require applications for nutrition assistance to be processed in a timely manner, according to reporting from Montana Free Press.