AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoForensic mental health facility fight in Laurel: Laurel’s new mayor, Kris Vogele, says he plans to meet Gov. Greg Gianforte this week about the state’s proposed 32-bed forensic psychiatric facility, which residents oppose and Vogele says could limit residential growth; the Montana Board of Investments has closed on a 114-acre site and is seeking rezoning. Medicaid spending snapshots (Montana communities): New federal Medicaid billing data show Great Falls anesthesia spending rose to $74,095 in 2024; Fairfield evaluation/management claims jumped to $20,464; Miles City drug-administered (non-oral) bills climbed to $1,620; and Fort Benton pathology/lab payments rose to $520. Public health and safety: CDC data show measles has reached 2,104 confirmed cases across 41 jurisdictions in 2026, with three deaths reported since the outbreak began. Local health policy spotlight: A hospital price transparency enforcement story says hundreds of hospitals nationwide, including Montana facilities, missed requirements after warning letters. Mental health and justice: A federal sentencing in Rocky Boy’s Reservation drug case describes a pipeline from a California prison to fentanyl and other drugs tied to a double homicide. Research and rural health: Montana State doctoral student Trenton Wolfe received an NIH fellowship to study how antibiotics affect gut bacteria’s role in arsenic detox.
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