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Missoula doctors say AI can help with care but not replace them

Missoula, Mont. — As more people look to AI chatbots for medical advice, doctors in Missoula said the technology could help but should not take the place of a medical professional. I spent the day digging into the question as AI kept expanding into medical care and some people wondered whether

Montana Department of Transportation EMS delivering new ambulances to rural grant recipients this spring

Montana Department of Transportation EMS delivering new ambulances to rural grant recipients this spring

HELENA, Mont. - Several rural and volunteer emergency medical services providers (EMS) in Montana will receive new ambulances this spring, thanks to a grant from the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) EMS Grant Program. Grant recipients from the fiscal years 2024 and 2025 will see ambulances delivered in spring 2026. Those

Meijer/Blue Cross Collaboration Latest Example of Retail-Healthcare Partnerships | Insurify

Michigan consumers accustomed to going to Meijer for groceries and home goods can now add Medicare plans to their shopping list. This is thanks to the retailer’s newly announced partnership with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan. The partnership provides eligible consumers access to the Medicare Plus Blue

More Than 27 Million Americans Without Health Insurance, Reversing Record Lows | Insurify

More than 8% of the U.S. population didn’t have health insurance in the first three months of 2024, according to findings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) quarterly National Health Interview Survey. That percentage equates to 27.1 million Americans and marks the first

Vet Clinic Pet Insurance Coordinators May Be a Prescription for More Coverage and Healthier Pets | Insurify

Pet health insurance may be less common than health insurance for humans, but it’s often every bit as complicated. It shares much of the same jargon, including pre-existing conditions, copays, deductibles, coverage limits, and more. While human hospitals and doctors’ practices often have a staff member dedicated to

New Jersey Assembly to Decide on Health Coverage for Biomarker Testing | Insurify

New Jersey may soon require health insurance providers to cover biomarker testing — which can detect evidence of disease-causing genes. Biomarker testing involves checking patient samples for these signs of certain diseases and conditions. In October, a New Jersey Assembly committee voted to advance a bill that would require insurers

Texas Has 19 of the 20 U.S. Counties With the Most Uninsured | Insurify

The state of Texas continues to fall behind in health insurance enrollment, according to new research from SmartAsset. The investment advisory firm ranked 810 U.S. counties based on the percentage of their under-65 population who didn’t have health insurance in 2024. Of the 810 counties SmartAsset reviewed,