AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoPublic Health: The CDC says measles has surged to 2,104 confirmed cases across 41 jurisdictions, with 30 active outbreaks still fueling spread—Montana is listed among the affected states. Local Health & Safety: Great Falls is set to host a downtown public safety meet-and-greet on June 24, featuring a new downtown officer and tips for keeping businesses and visitors safer in summer. Healthcare Policy: Final Medicaid work requirement rules are out, pushing states to set up systems to verify enrollees’ work, training, volunteering, or education activities—raising concerns about coverage losses for people who struggle with paperwork. Community Health Research: Montana State doctoral student Trenton Wolfe won an NIH fellowship to study how antibiotics may affect the body’s ability to detoxify arsenic through gut microbiome changes. Environmental Health in Montana: Butte residents are weighing in as the EPA proposes lowering the lead cleanup trigger for residential soil and dust, expanding the area and number of homes that could require remediation. Access & Affordability: Wyoming lawmakers launched a Health Insurance Affordability Task Force focused on why hospital availability doesn’t translate into affordable care.
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