healthcare

For more than 35 years, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has surveyed American high school students every two years about their health and behavior.

The U.S. House departed Wednesday for a seven-week campaign break after spending less than two weeks in session during August and September.

Conservative politicians and others skeptical of the nation’s covid response have had Vincent Munster and Rocky Mountain Labs on their radar for years.

The hospital was also named a Best Regional Hospital and received a high-performing specialty rating in cardiology, heart and vascular surgery, along with high-performing ratings in 14 adult procedures and conditions.

In the spring, the federal government finalized regulations requiring millions of people who receive Medicaid benefits to prove they’re working, volunteering, or going to school to keep their coverage.

Recent studies have linked wildfire smoke exposure to negative birth outcomes such as low birth weight and preterm birth.

More than 100 people from across the state gathered in the Montana Capitol rotunda on Wednesday to protest cuts to Medicaid as well as new work requirements to access the health insurance program.

Montana health professionals write, "While contractors cite this project as an opportunity to provide jobs in the energy sector and increase fuel security, there needs to be a proper evaluation of the consequences this project could pose to Montana Tribes, residents, and the environment."

Most people on Medicaid expansion will need to show they’re working, in school or doing other qualifying activities in order to remain eligible.

Forty-six percent of U.S. adults — regardless of insurance type — reported struggling to afford healthcare last year, according to a report released Wednesday by the Urban Institute, a nonprofit research think tank.