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KRTV News
Hill County hosted a measles vaccination clinic
KXLH
Hill County hosts measles vaccination clinic
NBCMontana
Asbestos clinic forced to close takes case to federal court
LIBBY, Mont. — A hearing is set in Missoula over the future for the Center for Asbestos Related Disease. Earlier this month, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office confirmed it shut down the Center for Asbestos Related Disease, or CARD, to seize assets related to a $3.1 million lawsuit owed to BNSF. A clerk with the U.S. District Court confirmed for NBC Montana a federal judge will oversee a hearing on June 12.
NPR
Lawsuit shuts down Montana clinic that helped people sickened by asbestos
We are going next to Libby, Montana. The Census Bureau marks its population at 2,775. The nearest big city is hundreds of miles away. So it is the kind of American place that you can mainly learn about on NPR. People in Libby spent about 70 years mining vermiculite, a mineral used in everything from home insulation to garden soil. Most of the world's supply came from that one town. The town later learned that vermiculite was contaminated with asbestos. Thousands of people would get lung cancer and other diseases. Now a lawsuit has shut down a clinic set up to help them. Montana Public Radio's Aaron Bolton reports.
Whitefish Pilot
Protesters raise concerns about Medicaid cuts
About 80 people protested potential cuts to Medicare and Medicaid at the corner of Nucleus Avenue and Highway 2 in front of the Hungry Horse News on Monday, May 19. At issue is a Republican-led bill in Congress that would potentially increase the work requirement for Medicaid eligibility. It wasn’t just a protest, however. Organizers from Flathead Democracy, a new non-partisan group in the valley, also collected over the counter medical supplies for the Abby Shelter. Flathead Democracy has had similar rallies across the Flathead Valley, but it was important to raise awareness on the east side, where many people use Medicare and Medicaid, said Leanette Galaz. “Our philosophy on organizing is you can’t expect people to come to you,” she said, a reference to simply holding rallies in Kalispell and Whitefish, with their larger populations. As motorists passed by the busy intersection, many of them honked in support, including rigs that might not be normally associated with supporting rallies like this. But the issue of health care and affordable health insurance goes across political lines, Galaz noted. “That’s why I picked this issue for this time and place,” Galaz said. The cuts are part of a sweeping “big beautiful
kgez.com
Libby’s CARD Clinic May Rise Again
The CARD Clinic in Libby is finished–but, perhaps not forever. Set up to screen and provide services to those affected by asbestos operations in the area over the years, the courts held BNSF Railways responsible for some of the pollution from hauling the toxic materials through town. Then, two...
Hungry Horse News
Protesters raise concerns about Medicaid cuts
About 80 people Monday protested potential cuts to Medicare and Medicaid at the corner of Nucleus Avenue and Highway 2 in front of the Hungry Horse News. At issue is a Republican-led bill in Congress that would potentially increase the work requirement for Medicaid eligibility. It wasn’t just a protest, however. Organizers from Flathead Democracy, a new non-partisan group in the valley, also collected over the counter medical supplies for the Abby Shelter. Flathead Democracy has had similar rallies across the Flathead Valley, but it was important to raise awareness on the east side, where many people use Medicare and Medicaid, said Leanette Galaz. “Our philosophy on organizing is you can’t expect people to come to you,” she said, a reference to simply holding rallies in Kalispell and Whitefish, with their larger populations. As motorists passed by the busy intersection, many of them honked in support, including rigs that might not be normally associated with supporting rallies like this. But the issue of health care and affordable health insurance goes across political lines, Galaz noted. “That’s why I picked this issue for this time and place,” Galaz said. The cuts are part of a sweeping “big beautiful bill” touted by
Venice Gondolier
Asbestos clinic forced to close in Montana town where thousands have been sickened by dust
BILLINGS, Mont. — An asbestos screening clinic in a small Montana town where thousands have been sickened by toxic dust from a nearby mine has been abruptly shuttered by authorities following a court order to seize the clinic’s assets to pay off a judgment to the railroad BNSF.
The Western News
Libby's CARD Clinic closed following court ruling
The future of Libby’s CARD Clinic has never looked more bleak. In a Wednesday morning press release from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, it announced it served a Writ of Execution on the Center for Asbestos Related Disease, Inc. for $3.1 million to satisfy a judgment against the clinic. The judgment stems from a lawsuit won in 2023 by railroad giant BNSF, owned by billionaire Warren Buffett, that accused the clinic of filing hundreds of fraudulent claims over several years. A writ of execution is a court order directing a sheriff to seize and sell property to satisfy a...
Whitefish Pilot
Looking Back: Blacktail Mountain Ski Area proposed
A look back at past Pilot articles by Julie Engler 50 Years Ago May 8, 1975 City Attorney Leo Fischer swore in reelected Councilmen Art Engelter, Roland Newton and Buster Schreiber at the City Council meeting. Mayor John Thorson appointed Dr. Bruce McIntyre as health officer, Rev. Dennis Hanson to the Housing Authority and Minor Stocking to the City-County planning board. Bill Beller was confirmed as chief of the fire department and Carlyle Crum as city clerk. A tour of all water and sewer facilities by the council was suggested by Alderman Fred Stacey. It was agreed that better...
Flathead Beacon
Medicaid Cuts Would Hurt Montanans and Cost Us All
As the director of Samaritan House, a homeless shelter and transitional housing provider in Kalispell, I have seen firsthand how access to healthcare can make the difference between recovery and relapse, between housing and homelessness, and, in some cases, between life and death. Our shelter program’s capacity includes beds for 32 individuals and four families, four individual veteran pods, and 14 transitional apartments for individuals.
KTAR.com
Asbestos clinic forced to close in Montana town where thousands have been sickened by dust
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — An asbestos screening clinic in a small Montana town where thousands have been sickened by toxic dust from a nearby mine has been abruptly shuttered by authorities following a court order to seize the clinic’s assets to pay off a judgment to the railroad BNSF.
The Independent
Asbestos clinic forced to close in Montana town where thousands have been sickened by dust
An asbestos screening clinic in a small Montana town where thousands have been sickened by toxic dust from a nearby mine has been abruptly shuttered by authorities following a court order to seize the clinic’s assets to pay off a judgment to the railroad BNSF. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office closed on Wednesday the Center for Asbestos Related Disease in Libby, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) from the U.S.-Canada border. The town of about 3,000 people is near a mine that produced asbestos dust for decades, and the clinic has been at the forefront of efforts to help victims....
The Associated Press
Asbestos clinic forced to close in Montana town where thousands have been sickened by dust
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — An asbestos screening clinic in a small Montana town where thousands have been sickened by toxic dust from a nearby mine has been abruptly shuttered by authorities following a court order to seize the clinic’s assets to pay off a judgment to the railroad BNSF. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office closed on Wednesday the Center for Asbestos Related Disease in Libby, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) from the U.S.-Canada border. The town of about 3,000 people is near a mine that produced asbestos dust for decades, and the clinic has been at the forefront of efforts to help victims. Courts in Montana have said BNSF contributed to the pollution when it brought contaminated material from the mine through town, and the railway separately faces numerous lawsuits from asbestos victims in Libby and surrounding communities. But the Texas-based railway prevailed in a 2023 lawsuit alleging the clinic fraudulently made some patients eligible for government benefits when it knew they were not sick. The railway challenged the validity of over 2,000 diagnoses by the clinic and 337 were ruled false.
Flathead Beacon
DEQ Issues Wastewater Permit for Lakeside County Water and Sewer District
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) issued a wastewater permit to Lakeside County Water and Sewer District (LCWSD) on Monday to move forward with the first of a two-phase plan to upgrade and expand the facility’s capacity. The Ground Water Pollution Control System (MGWPCS) permit will allow the...
Lake County Leader
Polson Seniors: Toe-nail clinic this Friday
A certified nurse offers a toenail and callus clinic Friday, April 25. Cost is $30 and enrollment is limited so sign up. Clinics continue on the fourth Friday of each month. Thanks to those who volunteer at the Polson Senior Citizens Center, and to our six paid staff members as well. We now have five new volunteer drivers that are assisting with daily lunch deliveries to nearly 100 citizens of Polson. Our hot meals in-house average 30 people per weekday. We currently have more than 25 drivers for food delivery services, working from one to five days per week....