Montana news and information

Providence Health & Services will have another physician as its president and CEO, as officials have promoted Dr. Rod Hochman to lead the 29-hospital Catholic healthcare system.
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Montana hospitals, physicians, health insurers and health clinics came out in force to support a bill encouraging “patient-centered medical homes,” which are medical practices designed to offer preventive care and reduce healthcare costs.
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Billings (Mont.) Clinic announced Wednesday that it has entered into a one-year, renewable agreement with the recently created Mayo Clinic Care Network, a nationwide affiliation of health organizations.
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Montana's Gov.-elect Steve Bullock unveiled budget changes Friday that include increased education funding and keeping intact a proposed expansion of Medicaid under the federal healthcare law.
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HELENA, Mont.—Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana has filed for regulatory approval for its proposed deal with Health Care Service Corp., which operates Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans in four other states. The insurer said in a news release that it submitted paperwork to the...
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana has filed for regulatory approval for its proposed deal with Health Care Service Corp., which operates Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans in four other states.
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In addition to efforts to prevent implementation of healthcare reform, a few state referendums also concerned medical marijuana, physician-assisted suicide, home healthcare workforce issues and Medicaid funding.
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Voters in the states of Alabama, Montana and Wyoming passed by strong margins state referendums that oppose healthcare mandates in different forms, while Florida voters rejected one.
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The University of Montana and medical providers in Missoula and Kalispell are partnering to create a new family residency program to train more physicians who might stay to work in the state, the university announced.
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Health Care Service Corp.'s pending acquisition of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana would add a mere 272,000 members to the 13.4 million people covered by the Chicago-based company. The deal, which is expected to close in the late summer of 2013, would raise Health Care Service's earnings if...
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