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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Federal officials say theyll no longer pay for services at Montanas state psychiatric hospital following staffing shortages and other problems that were blamed in patient deaths

Federal officials say they will pull funding from the Montana State Hospital because the state hasn’t corrected issues that have led to patient deaths and injuries.

The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in February warned the state it could lose funding after they found that the Montana State Hospital didn’t have measures in place to prevent COVID-19 infections and serious falls among patients, which led to four deaths.

Montana providers have sold $72.9 million in cannabis products, including both medical and recreational, since the start of 2022.

Even after she’s clocked out, Sarah Lewin keeps a Ford Explorer outfitted with medical gear parked outside her house. As one of just four paramedics covering five counties across vast,

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s recreational cannabis sales through the first quarter...

Paramedics are often the most highly skilled medical providers on emergency response crews, and their presence can make a lifesaving difference in rural areas where health services are scarce. But paramedics are hard to come by, and a long-standing workforce shortage has been exacerbated by turnover and resignations related to pandemic burnout.

Even after she's clocked out, Sarah Lewin keeps a Ford Explorer outfitted with medical gear parked outside her house.

Emergency medical services are a lifeline in regions with scarce medical care. But paramedics are in short supply where they’re needed most.

A perennial cannabis opposition group says its launching a campaign to overturn recreational marijuana business where the margins on the 2020 legalization vote were slim.