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Auditor’s Office claws back $37.3M in wrongful billing targeting Montana’s Native communities

State Auditor and Commissioner of Insurance James Brown said this week his office has clawed back $37.3 million of nearly $55 million in wrongful billing identified by his office. The total includes an additional $14 million in stopped payments through the Affordable Care Act since January 2026, according to

Ecuador doctors protest crisis as patients bring own meds to surgery

Ecuador doctors protest crisis as patients bring own meds to surgery

Dozens of doctors, nurses and patients protested Wednesday outside a hospital in Ecuador's capital, expressing outrage at a health care system so overstretched that people undergoing surgery bring their own syringes and medication. One big source of anger is that last week the health ministry announced an unspecified

Carrie Ann Inaba Shares How Sjögren’s Disease Affects Her ‘DWTS’ Role

Carrie Ann Inaba has spent the majority of her years as a judge on Dancing With the Stars dealing with an invisible illness. Inaba recently teamed up with Novartis for its SJÖUT for Sjögren’s campaign to raise awareness for Sjögren’s disease and encourage people to share their experiences.

Why poor sleep is the top mental health challenge for employees

Why poor sleep is the top mental health challenge for employees

Why poor sleep is the top mental health challenge for employees The top mental health challenge your employees are experiencing today might come as a surprise to you. Spring Health surveyed over 500 HR professionals and more than 1,500 full-time employees for its 2026 Workplace Mental Health Annual

New drugs raise hopes of pancreatic cancer breakthrough

New drugs raise hopes of pancreatic cancer breakthrough

After decades of struggling to find a way to treat pancreatic cancer, researchers have developed several promising new drugs that could offer rare hope to patients given this particularly deadly diagnosis. Pancreatic cancer is notoriously aggressive, with only roughly one in 10 people surviving more than five years after being

South Africa coal delay could cause 32,000 deaths, report says

South Africa coal delay could cause 32,000 deaths, report says

South Africa risks thousands of premature deaths if the phase-out of coal plants is delayed due to the government's updated decommissioning dates, climate rights groups said in a report Wednesday. Coal provides 80 percent of South Africa's power, according to the OECD, and the country