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Luring out-of-state professionals is just the first step in solving Montana’s health worker shortageState lawmakers are considering proposals to make it easier for professionals with out-of-state licenses to work in Montana. But lawmakers, behavioral health advocates, and providers say the need for health care workers is so great, they doubt that lowering barriers for out-of-state practitioners will be enough.
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Montana’s mental and behavioral health care system is experiencing a generational crisis.
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Montana’s pick for health director has garnered both praise and criticism for his past in Kentucky, where he sought to add work requirements to the state’s Medicaid program and was a top health official amid a hepatitis A outbreak.
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HELENA, Mont. — When the pandemic hit, health officials in Montana’s Beaverhead County had barely begun to fill a hole left by the 2017 closure of the local public assistance office, mental health clinic, chemical dependency center and job placement office after the state’s last budget shortfall.
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State lawmakers got their first briefing Tuesday on Gov. Greg Gianforte’s plan to bridge gaps in Montana’s behavioral health care system.
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Demand for mental health care has been rising through the coronavirus pandemic. Now, despite dwindling funds and technical difficulties, providers are reaching out using unprecedented strategies.
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Montana’s June 2 primary election is less than a month off, and candidates are busy carving out positions, and campaigning as best they can during the...