Health

The number of Montanans who have tested positive for influenza this year continues to grow following last year’s nonexistent flu season.

A plan to provide better access for prevention and treatment of substance abuse is developing in Yellowstone County.

After a year-long absence, influenza has returned to Yellowstone County.

Montanans eligible for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act have until Wednesday to enroll in a plan that starts Jan. 1.

A representative for the health system says its first-ever capital investment in creating housing units for its employees will help with recruitment and retention.

Montana nonprofit hospitals receive millions of dollars in tax exemptions as charities each year in exchange for giving back to their communities. A KHN review found that some of Montana’s richest medical centers are falling behind most state and national hospitals.

A record level of funding is available to help Montanans shop for health insurance options in the Affordable Care Act marketplace.

Montana is funding a new incentive program to help recruit health care providers in response to statewide staffing issues.

A Yellowstone County District Court judge late last week temporarily blocked three new laws that restrict access to abortion just hours before they were set to go into effect. Montana Public Radio's Shaylee Ragar talked with Montana Free Press's Mara Silvers and the Montana State News Bureau's Holly Michels about what happened and what's still up in the air.

To address growing mental health needs, Bozeman Health plans to add an inpatient psychiatric unit to Deaconess Hospital.