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Montana lawmakers are in a standoff with the state’s health department over a package of sweeping changes to child care licensing rules that includes a disputed

The dispute between state lawmakers and health department officials could delay a broader package of child care licensing changes until 2025.

The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services is launching new hiring incentives, retention bonuses and raises in an effort to recruit new health care workers, and to hold

Montana health organizations say a state government backlog in paying its contractors has hindered their ability to provide care, and they worry the bottleneck’s ripple effects will be felt long after the money comes through.

See Montana's responses related to alcohol consumption over the past 10 years.

See Montana's responses related to alcohol consumption over the past 10 years.

See Montana's responses related to alcohol consumption over the past 10 years.

Montana health organizations say a state government backlog in paying its contractors has hindered their ability to provide care, and they worry the bottleneck’s ripple effects will be felt long

See Montana's responses related to alcohol consumption over the past 10 years.

The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services is months behind in paying organizations contracted to connect people to care.