MT: Health
Experts want more school mental health services
Mental health experts have released a checklist for parents of students headed back to school in Montana. Research shows kids who need services are …
Doctors: Prioritize mental health for Montana school kids
Montana's 166,000 students are headed back to the classroom soon. Beyond the typical school supplies like pencils, notebooks and backpacks, doctors …
Montana mental health experts call for more student funding
Montana is spending $300 million to improve mental health services in the state. Experts are focusing on six key areas. Montana's mental health …
Montana's mental health hotline addresses crises
A national mental health advocacy organization called Inseparable has released a report on the rollout of the 988 crisis line for people going through…
Excessive Montana heat prompts virtual emergency health care
Health care experts are warning people outdoors to use caution when engaging in sunny summertime activities. Medical service providers say virtual …
'Drive-thru' blood network addresses critical shortage in rural MT
By Arielle Zionts for KFF Health News.Broadcast version by Mark Moran for Big Sky Connection reporting for the KFF Health News-Public News Service Col…
Report: MT kids face poverty, lack reading and math proficiency
New data show Montana ranks 20th for the overall well-being of its children. The Annie E. Casey Foundation's "Kids Count Data Book" reported the …
MT sees nation's highest percentage of kids losing Medicaid
More than 4 million children nationwide were removed from Medicaid and CHIP health coverage by the end of 2023 as the government reset the programs af…
Advocates ask MT Supreme Court to allow minors gender-affirming care
Advocates for end-of-life care options in Montana have asked the state Supreme Court to uphold an injunction of a bill banning gender-affirming care f…
Montana clinicians want confidential mental health treatment
By Katheryn Houghton for KFF Health News.Broadcast version by Mark Moran for Big Sky Connection reporting for the KFF Health News-Public News Service …
MT health care workers vote on large pay increase
A group of health-care workers in Montana will learn tomorrow whether their new union contract has been ratified. The tentative deal, between SEIU 7…
MT faces unique challenges during Heart Month
Doctors in Montana are asking people to pay close attention to their cardiac health during February, which is National Heart Month - especially since …