AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoMeasles Alert: RiverStone Health warned of a potential measles exposure at St. Vincent hospital in Billings, affecting people who used the main lobby elevators on Nov. 8. No Yellowstone County cases have been reported. Rural Emergency Care: A new state report says Montana’s trauma system has improved, but workforce shortages, high costs and long travel distances continue to strain emergency services in rural and frontier communities. Mental Health Access: A Montana advocacy report says 777,000 residents live where mental health professionals are in short supply; cost also kept many adults from getting needed treatment. Health System Changes: Billings Clinic and Logan Health are now One Sky Health, with Stillwater Billings Clinic taking the name One Sky Health Stillwater. The system says patients will keep their familiar care teams as the regional network unifies. Rural Health Funding: Montana officials announced a $239.7 million second-year award to support rural health care. Tribal Medicaid Coverage: Native Americans are exempt from new Medicaid work rules, but uneven state procedures for identifying eligible people could still put coverage at risk.
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