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Montana examines ways to ease health care workforce shortages

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Bills before the legislature would license community health workers and make it easier for some other health professionals licensed in other states to do business in Montana.

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National physician shortage has deep impacts in Montana, according to local physicians

BILLINGS - Last year, the Association of American Medical Colleges reported that by 2036 the nation could be short of 86,000 physicians. Now, a year later, Montana healthcare professionals say the effects of that national shortage can be seen throughout the state. See the video for this story below: The impacts of the national physician shortage has deep impacts in Montana, according to local physiciansAccording to the dean of Rocky Vista Univer…

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Bozeman Daily Chronicle

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Montana has a health care workforce shortage; these bills aim to address it

More than one-fourth of the state’s residents live in an area with a shortage of primary care health professionals.

1 day ago·Cherokee County, United States

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Montana Free Press

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Montana has a health care workforce shortage. These bills aim to address it.

Mark Nay’s first client had lost the van she was living in and was struggling with substance use and medical conditions that had led to multiple emergency room visits. This story also appeared in KFF Health News Nay helped her apply for Medicaid and food assistance and obtain copies of her birth certificate and other identification documents needed to apply for housing assistance. He also advocated for her in the housing p…

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Montana examines ways to ease health care workforce shortages

Mark Nays first client had lost the van she was living in and was struggling with substance use and medical conditions that had led to multiple emergency room visits.Nay helped her apply for Medicaid and food assistance and obtain copies of her birth certificate and other identification documents needed to apply for housing assistance. He also advocated for her in the housing process and in the health care system, helping her find a provider and…

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51 H-1B petitions filed by Health Care and Social Assistance employers classified under the Health Care and Social Assistance industry in Montana in 2024

Employers classified under the Health Care and Social Assistance industry based in Montana submitted 51 H-1B petitions during 2024, according to data provided by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services via the H-1B Employer Data Hub. All of the petitions submitted in the period were approved.Employers are classified under industries based on their reported operations and may be involved in multiple industries.The H-1B visa program allows U…

2 days ago·Arizona, United States

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ksfr.org

Lawmakers: More Work to Do On Health Provider Shortage

While Democrats see some progress on just-approved measures to mitigate New Mexico's shortage of healthcare practitioners, the GOP and the governor see it otherwise.

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