Montana’s health department getting new leadership
2 years, 5 months ago

Montana’s health department getting new leadership

Associated Press  

— The state of Montana’s largest department is getting new leadership, Gov. Adam Meier is leaving as director of the Department of Public Health and Human Services on Aug. 12 due to an ongoing family health issue, the governor’s office said in a statement. Meier assumed leadership in February 2021 over the agency that includes child and family services, developmental services, Medicare and Medicaid coverage, public health and safety and senior and long-term care. During Meier’s tenure, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services investigated the Montana State Hospital in Warm Springs several times after finding the psychiatric facility put patients in jeopardy, contributing to the deaths of at least four patients.

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State hospital administrator out after federal funding loss
2 years, 8 months ago

State hospital administrator out after federal funding loss

Associated Press  

— The administrator of Montana’s state psychiatric hospital is leaving his post amid the facility’s loss of Medicare and Medicaid funding for repeated failures to meet health and safety standards, the state health department said Thursday. Kyle Fouts, who has led the Montana State Hospital in Warm Springs since 2019, will begin work on May 9 as administrator at the …

Montana health director nominee faces Senate confirmation
3 years, 9 months ago

Montana health director nominee faces Senate confirmation

Associated Press  

— The nominee to be Montana’s next health director faced an unwieldy disease outbreak and pushed Medicaid work requirements — two issues looming in Montana — when he held a similar job in Kentucky. “The biggest question is: What did he learn in Kentucky?” During Meier’s confirmation hearing before Montana’s Senate Public Health, Wellness and Safety Committee, the nominee said …

Health Department Resignations In A Montana County Slow COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
3 years, 10 months ago

Health Department Resignations In A Montana County Slow COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

NPR  

Health Department Resignations In A Montana County Slow COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution An entire county health department in Montana quit because local elected leaders undermined their virus prevention advice. AARON BOLTON, BYLINE: As COVID-19 cases skyrocketed last fall, Nicki Sullivan was working 90-hour weeks as the head of the health department serving the 6,000 people in Pondera County. Several weeks later, …

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