Medicaid expansion bill passes major House vote
A bill to continue Montanas Medicaid expansion cleared an initial vote in the state House on Friday, a mile marker for one of the most high-consequence policies lawmakers are debating this session.
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Charlo residents warned about elevated manganese in water
Manganese is a naturally occurring mineral found in rocks, soil, groundwater and surface water. It is also found in food and is necessary for proper nutrition. However, too much of the mineral can be bad, specifically for certain at-risk populations, including infants under the age of 1 who are still developing.
Felony bill for adults who procure, provide treatment for trans minors advances
A majority of lawmakers in the Montana Senate voted in favor of a bill Monday that would create a felony for parents and medical providers who provide or procure gender transition-related treatments to transgender adolescents.
Drawn-out overhaul of troubled state hospital leaves lawmakers in limbo
Montana lawmakers are grappling with what they can do to improve patient care and operations at the states psychiatric hospital since realizing that the efforts underway to restore the troubled facilitys good standing could take more time. Republican Gov. Greg Gianfortes administration has launched a complex and expensive overhaul of the state hospitals operations with
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What to know about Medicaid expansion at the start of the legislative session
Medicaid expansion could sunset in 2025 if Montana lawmakers dont renew it. Heres what the program does and why its up for debate this year.
Medicaid expansion debate will affect other health policy issues before Montana Legislature
Legislative leaders predict a vigorous debate over keeping the Medicaid expansion program will seep into other health policy decisions, such as the approval of new spending on Montanas behavioral health system and regulation of hospital tax-exempt status.
I thought he was helping me: Patient endured nine years of chemotherapy for cancer he never had
Anthony Olson was told that hed die without treatment, and to ignore a negative biopsy. Hes one of many patients who may have received harmful or unnecessary treatments from Montana oncologist Dr. Thomas C. Weiner, according to court records.
Not knowing where to go: Montanas sparse landscape for alcohol detox
While alcohols long-term health dangers and withdrawal risks are well-known, Montanas fractured health care landscape and dearth of detox options make it exceedingly difficult to take the key initial steps toward sobriety.
Native American patients are sent to collections for debts the government owes
Tribal leaders, health officials, and a new federal report say patients are routinely billed anyway as a result of backlogs or mistakes from the Indian Health Service, financial middlemen, hospitals, and clinics.
Ban on health care for trans minors to remain on hold, court rules
The Montana Supreme Court upheld a Missoula judges decision to temporarily block the states 2023 law that bans certain medical treatments for transgender minors.

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