Healthcare

President of the Great Falls LGBTQ+ Center Board, Jasmine Taylor, said those that are impacted directly will be severely affected by lack of access to life-saving medical care.

By Sharon Patton-Griffin on March 17, 2021

‘It’s going to kill people’: Local transgender man on impact of trans youth legislation Nicole Girten, Great Falls Tribune View Comments Jacob Doah couldn’t sleep the night before his top surgery. “I was so excited to finally have this big… Read More ›

Medicaid Legislative Debate 3/16/19

By Sharon Patton-Griffin on March 18, 2019

The debate over extending Medicaid expansion in Montana took over the state Capitol on Saturday, with an all-day hearing on two bills presenting dramatically different proposals to continue the program. A rally filled the building’s rotunda, with participants calling for… Read More ›

Don’t Mess with Medicaid

By Sharon Patton-Griffin on March 15, 2019

Medicaid Expansion: SATURDAY HEARING AND RALLY The House Human Services committee will hear Rep. Mary Caferro’s bill to make Medicaid expansion permanent in Montana this Saturday, March 16,at 9:00 am. As you all know, Medicaid expansion has had a very… Read More ›

Bill aims to make workers’ comp claims easier for Montana firefighters

By Sharon Patton-Griffin on January 26, 2019

Another legislative attempt to make it easier for Montana firefighters to claim workers’ compensation for diseases presumed to be incurred on the job took its first step Tuesday toward a Senate committee. U.S. Sen. Jon Tester called the proposal “critically… Read More ›

Personal Stories Needed

By Great Falls Rising on January 5, 2019

From our friends at MONTANA WOMEN VOTE… Montana Women Vote is focusing on collecting stories on the personal impact of Medicaid Expansion to be used when advocating for its renewal in this legislative session. Great Falls is a target area… Read More ›