Northwest Montana And Statewide Health Care Reporter
Aaron Bolton is a Northwest Montana and statewide health care reporter at MTPR. He covers a range of topics related to health and wellness, healthcare systems, and medicine, with a particular focus on the healthcare landscape in Montana. Aaron's work has been featured in various outlets, including NPR, Kaiser Health News, and Montana Free Press.
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Aaron Bolton’s coverage focuses on local government announcements, legal policy regulation, and the citation of data. His articles often touch upon health & wellbeing and government & politics topics such as gun control, wildlife conservation, tribal co-management, mental health treatment for children, law enforcement issues, and environmental pollution.
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The state health department could be split in half under a bill that would break up the state’s largest agency.
Last year, the Biden Administration said nursing homes would be required to have a registered nurse on the clock 24/7. The Administration also wanted enough RNs on staff to provide at least three hours of care to each patient daily, among other staffing requirements.
Montana is investing $300 million to help those with severe mental illness from cycling through ERs, state psychiatric facilities, jails and homelessness. Advocates say they also need stable housing.
By: Aaron Bolton
Montana is investing $300 million to help those with severe mental illness from cycling through ERs, state psychiatric facilities, jails and homelessness. Advocates say they also need stable housing.
By: Aaron Bolton
When L tells the story of her mom — and how she's stuck in a repetitive cycle of mental health crises and bouts of homelessness — she refers to a thick stack of papers and notes she's accumulated along the way.
For decades, Libby residents have lived with the deadly aftermath of asbestos contamination from a now defunct vermiculite mine. People who were exposed to that asbestos are still getting sick. But getting a diagnosis could become more difficult as potential Trump Administration spending cuts threaten the specialized asbestos clinic that screens locals.
A Libby clinic that screens locals for asbestos-related diseases was shuttered this week. A district court authorized the seizure of the clinic’s property to pay a court settlement.
The U.S. Attorney for Montana says the Lincoln County District Court overstepped its jurisdiction by allowing BNSF Railway to seize an asbestos clinic’s property in Libby. It's the latest development in a long-standing legal battle.
Big changes are on the horizon for Montana’s mental and behavioral health system. Lawmakers this year made major policy changes and investments into what many have called a broken system.
The state health department sent tens of millions of dollars back to the federal government last month after the Trump Administration cut several grants. Local health departments will feel the impact of those cuts.
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