A court hearing is scheduled for next week. #mtnews outlets can pick up the story for republication at the link below. kffhealthnews.org/MjA4MDA2MQ via @kffhealthnews

New from KFF Health News and Kate Ruder via NPR: The convenience and hazards of using AI to interpret your patient records. npr.org/sections/shots…

NEW: Armed with unprecedented access to their patient records, people are increasingly turning to AI for analysis and interpretation. Kate Ruder reports. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/e…

NEW: Demand for vocational rehabilitation services is so high that Montana created a waitlist this summer for applicants. Alex Sakariassen reports. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/m…

Demand for vocational rehabilitation services is so high that Montana created a waitlist this summer for applicants. kffhealthnews.org/MjA4NjE3Mg by Alex Sakariassen via @kffhealthnews #mtpol #mtnews

It's a journalist's job to ask questions of government officials, no matter which party is in power. That often means respectfully knocking on doors to get answers people deserve to know. Tips and evidence are essential to our nonpartisan work: propublica.org/tips/

The White House’s autism announcement exaggerates links to Tylenol, misleads on vaccines, and sets back the field by ignoring decades of research, scientists say. Amy Maxmen, PhD reports. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/t…

Nuclear missile workers are contracting cancer. They blame the bases. New from Patricia Kime and KFF Health News #mtnews dailymontanan.com/2025/09/25/nuc…

20 Years After Katrina, Louisiana Still Struggles With Evacuation Plans That Minimize Health Risks kffhealthnews.org/MjA5MTUwMg Halle Parker reports for Verite and KFF Health News

Final report from Air Force Global Strike Command expected by the end of the year, but affected veterans worry it might not help them. Via Daily Montanan || @dailymontanan.bsky.social KFF Health News

They are going to need a new poster. Our new number, based on new information: ACA premiums will rise an average of 114%. on.kff.org/3WfWxjj

NEW: A deep dive into court records in Colorado shows that judges are allowing debt collectors to garnish people’s wages in roughly 14,000 cases a year because of unpaid medical bills. Rae Ellen Bichell reports. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/c…

People who maintained the nation’s nuclear missile arsenal are coming down with similar cancers. The Air Force is wrapping up a large study of the health risks they may have helenair.com/news/state-reg…

This is a remarkable statistic: 18.7 million out of the 24.3 million Obamacare enrollees are in states won by President Trump in 2024.

As debates continue about ACA enhanced premium tax credits, KFF polling finds most Marketplace enrollees remain unaware of the looming hikes if they expire. Many could be “in for a shock” during open enrollment, says KFF’s Drew Altman. on.kff.org/4nACyIk

There are two different KFF numbers about the ACA out there. Both are accurate, but mean different things. 114%: The average increase in out-of-pocket premiums if enhanced tax credits expire. 26%: The average increase in what insurers are charging for benchmark ACA plans.

“Oh, I’d love to, you kidding me? I’m one phone call away. I just got to get in my truck, I could be there today (laughs),” Ed Orgeron said. audacy.com/wwl/local-spor…

2 judges ruled that the Trump administration must use emergency funds to keep SNAP going during the shutdown. But bigger, permanent changes are coming kffhealthnews.org/MjEwODA1Nw via @kffhealthnews

The promise of opioid settlement money was big. So is the debate over its use. Our latest investigation shows how it’s being spent, from distributing overdose reversal medications to hosting a 1950s-style sock hop. Aneri Pattani reports: kffhealthnews.org/news/article/o…