-
The 988 universal help line was established nationwide to ensure better and broader access to those in a mental health crisis.It's been one year since the creation of the three-digit hotline which shows evidence of improving mental health services access in Montana.
-
Some prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, even supplements , can intensify the effects of hot weather.
-
A research team's surprise discovery may have the potential to improve treatment and alleviate symptoms for ASL patients.
-
A Montana addiction clinic’s plan to give people with substance use disorders as much as $1,966.50 in gift cards and vouchers to follow its treatment program is raising questions about the use of financial incentives with patients.
-
The state’s only psychiatric hospital for adults has been discharging patients to homeless shelters with no plan for care and sometimes without medications, according to a report from a designated watchdog group.
-
Lawmakers in several conservative-led states — including Montana, Wyoming, Missouri, and Mississippi — are expected to consider proposals to provide a year of continuous health coverage to new mothers enrolled in Medicaid.
-
Bozeman Health is investing around $2 million this year to expand crisis care at Bozeman Health Deaconess Regional Medical Center.
-
RiverStone Health and the state health department say an elderly, unvaccinated man died at a Billings hospital over Thanksgiving weekend.
-
According to the American Lung Association, only 5% of eligible Montana residents have been screened for the disease. Experts say screening is key to early diagnosis, which saves lives.
-
Millions of dollars from a national settlement with opioid distributors are expected to flow into the state soon.
-
Open enrollment for the public health insurance marketplace opens Tuesday. Plans for both individuals and families may be cheaper than in years past.
-
Montana is signaling it might step away from an innovative way of setting the prices its public employee health plan pays hospitals for services, an approach that has saved the state millions of dollars and become a model for health plans nationwide.