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Proposed regulations would require clinics providing abortions in the state to meet sweeping new health standards, despite a likely vote in November on a constitutional amendment to protect abortion access.
In Montana鈥檚 U.S. Senate race, Republican Tim Sheehy made the false claim that his Democratic opponent, incumbent Sen. Jon Tester, supports abortion 鈥渦p to and including the moment of birth.鈥
The dispute between state lawmakers and health department officials could delay a broader package of child care licensing changes until 2025.
Providers and health care advocates warn a proposed rule change in Montana would jeopardize immunity levels in child care centers and communities. Efforts to change vaccination exemption rules are underway in other states, too.
Montana, Alaska, Mississippi, Missouri, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming are among the latest states moving to provide health coverage for up to a year after pregnancy through the federal-state health insurance program for low-income people.
Fifteen states haven鈥檛 moved to extend Medicaid coverage for new moms beyond the minimum of 60 days after birth. But at least four of those holdout states 鈥 Montana, Wyoming, Missouri, and Mississippi 鈥 are expected to consider proposals to extend coverage in their upcoming legislative sessions.
A ballot measure that seeks to protect infants following failed abortions would impose stiff penalties on health care providers in Montana.
The good, the bad, and the unknown about the Centennial State鈥檚 proposal to decriminalize and regulate magic mushrooms and plant-based psychedelics.
Applicants for cash, food, and health care assistance would need to go to court to appeal rejections if the Montana legislature approves a proposal to eliminate the Board of Public Assistance.
Hospitals in Montana and Idaho reported threats and harassment from public officials and family members of patients who were denied treatment with a drug not authorized to treat covid-19.
After experiencing multiple quarantines and school closures in less than two months, covid vaccine approvals for 5- to 11-year-olds can鈥檛 come soon enough for a KHN editor in Montana.
The covid pandemic drove major changes to Montana health policies, including the permanent expansion of telehealth regulations, a pullback on local public health officials鈥 authority and the easing of vaccination requirements for workers and students.
Health provider conflicts, fraud and access disparity temper the covid telehealth revolution.
Legislators in statehouses across the U.S. face the dual challenge of budgeting in a covid-crippled economy while planning for the pandemic鈥檚 long-term effects on mental health and substance abuse services.
Republican Greg Gianforte said that he will encourage people to wear masks and wear one himself when he鈥檚 sworn in as governor, but that he trusts Montana residents to make the right health decisions for themselves.
As coronavirus cases surge, state officials can鈥檛 afford to wait for a new president to take office before taking action. But some governors鈥 initiatives seem to be little more than policy tweaks or symbolic gestures.
As the pandemic continues to cast shadows on everyday life, some candidates for governor are talking about everything except the specifics of how they would manage COVID-19 into the future.
Thousands of firefighters from across the U.S. have converged on the West as the wildfire season enters its peak. The inherently dangerous job now carries the additional risk of COVID-19 transmission, and fire managers are adapting their plans for crowded fire camps in the hope of preventing outbreaks that could sideline crews and weaken the nation鈥檚 firefighting infrastructure.
With COVID-19 tests bogged down in backlogs, some states that relied on private laboratories, such as Quest Diagnostics, are trying to adapt as caseloads rise.
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