healthcare

Senate Republicans announced Tuesday they will hold a vote on their own health care proposal later this week.

Nearly 60% of enrollees surveyed could not cover the costs of a $300 annual increase in their premiums, while an additional 20% said they couldn’t afford a $1,000 jump in prices per year.

Rep. Tom France writes, "When these cuts take effect at the end of the year, many Montanans will see their monthly costs skyrocket, and some will be forced to drop coverage entirely."

ACA marketplace plans are expected to increase by 26% on average next year, though a failure by Congress to extend enhanced tax credits would lead monthly payments for subsidized enrollees to increase by 114% on average

Lynae and Adam Axelson, Donna Ryngala and Jon Wick write, "We know the ACA is not perfect, but now is not the time for political games. We need representatives who understand the realities small businesses face and are willing to act."

Jerod MacDonald-Evoy (Arizona Mirror) The governors of multiple western states touted their willingness to work across the aisle as they met with members of the Trump administration at a ritzy in a wealthy Phoenix suburb Thursday to discuss issues ranging from powering data centers to Congress’s Farm Bill. “...

For at least the next dozen years, rural areas will continue to have only about two-thirds of the primary care physicians they need, according to a report released Monday.

Just months after Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a Washington law to keep medical debt off consumers’ credit reports, the Trump administration is looking to block such policies.

Congress has roughly two months to find bipartisan agreement to curb rising health insurance costs if lawmakers want to avoid another government shutdown.

St. Patrick Hospital over the last few months has increased its security presence in Missoula and Polson in response to an increase in violence and illegal weapons on its medical campuses.