As it stands right now, 10% of the state’s entire population has been dropped – a sheer number that should raise eyebrows. Darrell Ehrlick dailymontanan.com/2024/01/25/mon… #mtpol

🚨PRIOR AUTHORIZATION REFORM🚨

This is a huge problem for Montanans. Thanks Katheryn Houghton for the in-depth look.

Perhaps laziest tendency in US politics discourse is telling the folks harmed by political extremism to “just leave.” I took a road trip with Rep Zooey Zephyr, who isn’t giving up and leaving Montana but digging in and fighting back. Story in The Guardian theguardian.com/world/2023/oct…

Intriguing piece that just dropped on HuffPost.

A billionaire by the name of Joseph Edelman appears to be responsible for almost the entirety of the Do No Harm group behind many anti-trans bills.

He's also apparently funding the Manhattan Institute's gender program.

The rate of firearm fatalities among children under 18 surged by 87% from 2011 through 2021 in the US, while the number of guns in American homes has skyrocketed. forbes.com/sites/arthurke…

The real PSA right here

Pediatricians throughout the state are sharing awful stories of interrupted care -- including for eating disorders, cancers and severe mental illness -- as a result of the 24,000 kids losing Medicaid coverage.

From the Montana Chapter - AAP Executive Committee 👇

helenair.com/medicaid-unwin…

Tagging myself: 'Legislators ignored her testimony'

dailymontanan.com/2023/10/12/res…

Missed the #GoodTrouble town hall last week? No problem. Replay is LIVE.
youtu.be/Ws1A2YvNjrI?si…

*Taken after clearing up all the garbage, feces and needles, of course

Montana's gender affirming care ban is BLOCKED from taking effect while under legal challenge. Per Judge Marks it's 'unlikely to survive any level of constitutional review”.

A hard-fought victory for trans youth and their families. #mtleg #mtnews

aclu.org/press-releases…

If you read one piece today...

Make it this one...

TW: Suicide

@lubitz_carrie you are the best.

theguardian.com/us-news/2023/s…

Thanks to all who spoke up about the long-term effects of childhood hunger! This is the LEAST we can do for our kids.

Reason #247 why we just need to burn the whole system down and start from scratch. (This time with the patient at the center, not corporate profits.)

#GoodTrouble #medtwitter Medicine Forward

I want to note that I am just one of THREE Montanans to be included in TIME's Top100 Next list.

Both Rikki Held (lead plaintiff in Held v Montana) & Lily Gladstone (incredibly talented indigenous actress) were recognized for their work.

Montana really is something special. 🥰

Nice summary of vaccines for the fall.
time.com/6309106/flu-rs…

In a year since Idaho enacted some of the toughest anti-abortion laws in the US, the ripple effects have been vast, with many doctors leaving the state entirely. For The Guardian, I spent time in Sandpoint, a town that lost all of its maternal health care theguardian.com/us-news/2023/a…

You know what else isn't 'deeply rooted in our nation's history and tradition'? Oh -- antibiotics, insulin, chemotherapy, immunization, anesthesia for surgery ... need we go on?

#Medtwitter , where are you in dragging this?