Aaron Wernham

Chelsia Rice wears a face mask and hands a magazine to a customer underneath a plexiglass shield.

Montanans’ Coverage, Hospital Revenue At Stake As Supreme Court Considers Affordable Care Act

Kevin Trevellyan

As demand for federally subsidized health care significantly rises in Montana for the first time in several years, the U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether to strike down the law that enabled expanded coverage. Health insurance experts liken a complete overturn of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to a “perfect storm” that would cause “complete chaos.”

Nurses administer a nasal swab to test people for the COVID-19 illness at a surveillance testing event in Crow Agency May 27, 2020.

Tribal Affairs

Native Americans Account For 13 Percent Of Montana COVID-19 Cases

Kaitlyn Nicholas

Last weekend, Montana saw its biggest spike yet in COVID-19 cases. YPR reports how the disease is impacting Native Americans across the state.As of Jun.…

Health

Strategies For Physical, Mental Health Converge At Integrated Behavioral Health Summit

Montana healthcare professionals met this week to discuss how to support a person’s physical and mental health in the midst of reduced services.Aaron…

Number Of Unisured Montanans Drops Dramatically In 2016

Study Finds Thousands Of Montanans Would Lose Coverage If Health Care Bill Passes

Eric Whitney

More than 70,000 Montanans would lose health coverage under the health care bill being considered by Congress, and the state would lose $4.8 billion in...