AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoFoster Care Push: Gov. Greg Gianforte signed Montana onto the federal “A Home for Every Child” initiative, aiming to boost licensed foster homes and kinship placements; Montana reports 1,749 kids in foster care, down from 3,300-plus in 2021. Behavioral Health Funding: Montana was selected for a four-year Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Medicaid demonstration to expand mental health and substance use care statewide. Health Costs Watch: A WalletHub report finds Montanans spend about 8.62% of income on essential medical services and medications—among the highest in the U.S.—as out-of-pocket costs rise. Care Access & Training: Touro University is adding a law school and a nursing program in Great Falls, while the University of Mary’s speech-language program is running intergenerational and adult learning communication outreach. Cancer Research: A new clinical trial reports a prostate cancer drug combo cut risk of progression or death by 52% in select patients. System Stress & Safety: Rights groups sued ICE over alleged “civil rights catastrophe” conditions at Camp East Montana in Texas, including claims of poor medical and mental health care. Local Health-Related Change: PacificSource plans to lay off 97 workers after exiting Montana’s individual insurance market.
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