By: Jesse Chaney When a coworker showed Marilyn Bartlett that she made Fortune’s 2019 list of the World’s 50 Greatest Leaders, she initially thought it was a joke. “I just accused …
Montana regulator says bad insurance policies being peddled
By: Matt Volz Montana’s insurance commissioner says a Tennessee man is peddling unauthorized car insurance policies. Commissioner Matthew Rosendale sent a cease-and-desist letter Thursday to Mervin Graber of Whiteville, Tennessee, …
Rosendale drug cost bill clears hurdle in House
By: Phil Drake The House gave preliminary approval to a bill Wednesday that officials said would reduce some drug costs and make insurance companies accountable for prescription drug benefits offered …
Montana lawmakers addressing high prescription costs
By: Amy Beth Hanson A bill requested by the state Auditor’s Office, which has passed the Senate and was endorsed 82-18 in the House Wednesday, would give insurance companies that …
Rosendale-Backed Rx Bill Advances In House
By: Corin Cates-Carney A plan for new regulations on insurance companies and their obscure contractors in the prescription drug supply chain is moving forward in the Montana Legislature. The bill …
Local Doctor Invokes “Pitchforks and Torches” Illustration During Hearing On Bill To Reduce Prescription Drug Costs
By: Paul Dragu Havre ophthalmologist and physician Marc Whitacre pulled no punches about the third-party administrators who are purported to be a big cause of high drug costs. If the …
Bill Asks For Transparency In Prescription Drug Prices
By: Shaylee Ragar As the cost of prescription drugs continues to rise, one bill moving through the Montana Legislature would require pharmaceutical manufacturers to provide information on why the price …
Legislature considers bill to curb drug costs
By: Perrin Stein Senate Bill 71, which Sen. Albert Olszewski, R-Kalispell, is sponsoring at the request of State Auditor Matt Rosendale, would regulate pharmacy benefit managers, the companies that work …
Montana legislative committee advances $10.3B state budget
By: Amy Beth Hanson Montana’s House Appropriations Committee voted Monday to advance a nearly $10.3 billion budget to fund state services over the next two years… In one amendment, the …
Montana State Fund cuts workers’ comp premium rates 8.6 percent
By: Michael Woodel The Montana State Fund Board of Directors approved Friday an 8.6 percent average reduction of workers’ compensation premium rates for about 25,000 employers the fund covers. Friday’s …