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A bill to ban donors who have received the COVID-19 vaccination from giving blood will “decimate” blood supply in Montana and leave patients at risk of even death, said opponents of House Bill 645.

A bill in front of the Montana state legislature could give schools another option with high schools. Four Billings school districts are looking at the possibility of building a new high school.

The update would allow certified professional midwives to access and administer medicines that supporters say can be crucial to the health and safety of the mother during at-home or birth-center births.

A new bill would allow physician assistant to practice more independently without the supervision of a doctor, but not everyone in Montana believes that's a good thing.

Megan Zawacki started working at St. Peter’s Health in Helena, Montana, in 2020 as a physician assistant trained in treating addiction. She had gone through specialized training that allowed her

The bill, modeled on laws in North Dakota and Wyoming, is opposed by doctors who say it would let physician assistants practice outside the scope of their training.

As Montana grapples with a health care provider shortage, state lawmakers are trying to find ways to increase access to care. One proposal up for debate is to give physician assistants more independence to practice unsupervised.

Megan Zawacki started working at St. Peter's Health in Helena, Montana, in 2020 as a physician assistant trained in treating addiction.

As Montana grapples with a health care provider shortage, state lawmakers are trying to find ways to increase access to care.

As Montana grapples with a health care provider shortage, state lawmakers are trying to find ways to increase access to care.