Category: Health

Montana Maps Strategy for Big Beautiful Bill’s Historic $50 Billion Rural Health Funding
DPHHS seeks stakeholder input on accessing federal Rural Health Transformation Program funds through 2030

Direct Primary Care Provides Medical Treatment the Old-Fashioned Way
Monthly subscription model eliminates insurance interference in doctor-patient relationships

Montana Supreme Court Ruling Hollow as Last Facility Stops ‘Transgender’ Child Procedures
Last Montana facility, Community Medical Center in Missoula, stopped procedures in June despite court blocking legislature’s 2023 ban

Montana’s First Large Medical Supply Warehouse to Create 70 Jobs in Billings
Montana’s first large medical supply warehouse breaks ground, expected to open in late 2026

Montana Schools Get $700 Grants for Life-Saving Defibrillators
State program provides up to $700 per defibrillator to help schools respond to cardiac emergencies

Which Montana Organization Will Be First Prosecuted Under Federal Crackhouse Law?
Trump’s recent executive order targets so-called “harm reduction” programs protected by Montana law, putting state agencies and nonprofits in the crosshairs of federal prosecutors and funding cuts

Montana to receive $2.5 million in opioid settlement with eight drug manufacturers
Attorney General Knudsen announces settlement funds will support opioid abatement programs statewide

Medicaid Reform Analysis: What the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Actually Does in Montana
Policy analysis examines federal reforms affecting 218,000 Montanans enrolled in Medicaid

New Online Hub Maps Montana’s Growing Direct Patient Care Network
New online portal maps Direct Patient Care clinics and price-transparent healthcare options across the state following 2021 legislative reforms

Supreme Court Clears Path to Defund Planned Parenthood as ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Takes a Byrd Bath
Supreme Court clears the way to defund Planned Parenthood—now it’s Montana’s turn

Montana Bets $2.5M on Local Innovation to Fix Rural Mental Health Gaps
State gives rural counties and tribes up to $250,000 each to design their own behavioral health solutions

$1 Billion St. Vincent Hospital Breaks Ground in Billings, Creating 1,200 Construction Jobs
14-story, 243-bed facility to replace current hospital by 2029











