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Balancing the budget shouldn't come at the expense of MT's most vulnerable | Jason R. Cronk

Every day across Montana, nursing homes care for some of our state's most vulnerable citizens — seniors recovering from illness, veterans, individuals living with disabilities, and older adults who can no longer safely live on their own. Families trust these providers to deliver compassionate, quality care when they need

Budget allows Arizona to fully implement Trump's tax cuts

(The Center Square) - The Arizona Legislature has agreed to a new $18.29 billion bipartisan budget, making the state the first in America to fully implement President Donald Trump’s tax cuts. The budget will deliver approximately $1.45 billion in tax relief for Arizonans over the next four years

Kennedy nutrition pledge lacks enforcement as health costs rise

(The Center Square) – The federal government is spending $5 million on a voluntary medical school nutrition initiative, but fewer than 40% of the nation's 202 accredited medical schools have signed on. The Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Education announced that 73 schools have

U.S. House report: Minnesota officials failed to stop fraud

(The Center Square) – A new U.S. House oversight report alleges Minnesota officials were aware of "rampant" fraud risks in taxpayer-funded social programs for years but failed to act, allowing potentially billions of dollars in taxpayer funds to be lost. The 205-page report, released by the

More than 60% of Minnesota high-risk Medicaid providers fail review

(The Center Square) – Nearly two-thirds of Minnesota's high-risk Medicaid providers have had taxpayer funding paused following a federally-mandated review process that state officials say was necessary to protect up to $2 billion in federal funding. The Minnesota Department of Human Services announced on Thursday it

Chicks on the pond | Mary Sheehy Moe

I was a sister wedged in birth order between two brothers. All my cousins my age were boys. All the neighborhood kids my age were boys. So my childhood game wasn’t house. It was baseball. There was always a pick-up game going on in my neighborhood — a real

Feds cut funding for Hawaii Medicaid fraud unit

(The Center Square) - Federal officials decertified Hawaii's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit on Thursday, citing concerns over a lack of accountability in the program. Every state that administers Medicaid is required to manage a fraud control unit in order for funds to be properly dispersed. The attorney general in