AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoFlu Season: Two unvaccinated Yellowstone County residents have died of influenza, with 119 cases and 15 hospitalizations reported since respiratory illness season began Oct. 4. Health officials urge vaccination and other prevention, especially for people at higher risk. Health Care Access: Billings Clinic and Logan Health are now One Sky Health, uniting more than 25 hospitals and clinics across Montana and northern Wyoming. Bozeman Health has also launched neurosurgery, while Sidney Health Center’s new in-house PET/CT scanner expands access to cancer imaging in eastern Montana. Rural Health Funding: Montana is among the states receiving a share of $10 billion in new federal rural-health grants, intended to support access and services as providers brace for Medicaid-related pressures. Medicaid Coverage: Native Americans are exempt from upcoming Medicaid work rules, but states vary in how they verify tribal status. Montana says self-declaration will be enough, though uneven checks elsewhere could still put eligible people’s coverage at risk. Food and Water: Montana’s Healthy SNAP waiver restricting some high-sugar foods took effect Nov. 1. Separately, federal officials say the Crow Tribe’s water and sewage systems have long failed to meet health and environmental standards.
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