Aaron Bolton
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13 appearances
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first heard Apr 2025
last heard 13 Dec
Aaron Bolton’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Our home is fine.
A lot of water in the yard, but that has receded now.
And about a half an inch in our shop of water.
But we got that all cleaned up.
Montana estimates sixty-five percent of Medicaid enrollees meet the standards or are exempt.
But another state agency estimated that figure to be over 90%.
Montana health economist Bryce Ward.
Ward expects the state will spend more money than it saves because of the additional paperwork.
Ward also worries about Montanans erroneously being denied coverage.
The latest federal data shows Montana failed to process over half of Medicaid applications this spring within the forty-five day deadline.
For NPR News, I'm Aaron Bolton in Columbia Falls, Montana.
State health officials announced the cases in southwest Montana's Gallatin County Thursday evening. They say all five people were recently traveling but did not say where. The individuals are either unvaccinated or have an unknown vaccine status. County health officials say everyone has been isolated, but say people in the community were exposed.
Montana only has estimates for current vaccination rates. That's because a 2021 state law told schools to stop reporting vaccination rates. Legislation to restart that data collection has stalled in the state legislature. For NPR News, I'm Aaron Bolton in Columbia Falls, Montana.
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