Direct primary care is coming to Missoula next month despite a tug-of-war between the Governor's office, the Insurance Commissioner, and the State legislature.
Health Insurance open enrollment begins on Wednesday, November 1, and Montana Insurance Commissioner Matt Rosendale says there are important changes to consider.
At the Veterans Day ceremony Wednesday on the Missoula County Courthouse lawn, Montana senior Senator Jon Tester announced an appropriation of nearly $2 billion dollars for veterans health care. The vote was unanimous.
After nine months of work by a wide collaboration of community agencies, the 2015-2018 Missoula County Community Health Improvement Plan has been finalized.
On Thursday, Senator Steve Daines took to the Senate floor to blast the rising costs of Obamacare in Montana, as insurers across the state have asked for double-digit increases in premiums for 2016.
Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance Monica Lindeen praised the passage earlier this week of Senate Bill 84, that promotes lower health care costs through the "Patient-Centered Medical Homes" model.
At a press conference on Friday, University of Montana officials introduced the Family Medicine Residency of Western Montana, which just received approval by the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education.