Pharmacy no longer Preferred by my Part D plan, what do I do? This month I received a number of phone calls from clients in distress as they received a letter from their Part D plan saying their pharmacy is no longer a preferred provider. In the letter it also stated they can go to a preferred pharmacy, the closest of which was 50 miles away in a nearby town. Understandably, they were upset.

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has issued an executive order declaring a disaster in five Eastern Montana counties: Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Richland and Roosevelt. “Recent severe thunderstorms downed power poles and lines in Eastern Montana, leaving too many residents without power. I appreciate the robust efforts the region’s electric coops made to restore power to affected communities.

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has announced the launch of a website and call center for the state’s American Rescue Plan Act program. The website, arpa.mt.gov, provides information on funding projects and grants under the purview of Montana’s four ARPA commissions: water and sewer, communications, economic stabilization and workforce development, and health and human services. The site also

As part of his efforts to address the shortage of medical professionals in Montana highlighted most recently by the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., is introducing the bipartisan Rural Physician Workforce Production Act to bring more doctors to rural areas. “The shortage of doctors in rural America threatens the future of our frontier communities,” Tester said. “Folks

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has launched a website as part of the administration’s new campaign to encourage Montanans, who have moved to other states, to come back home to Montana. “For too long, Montana’s most valuable export has been our kids and grandkids,” Gianforte said. “Our quality of life is second to none, and we’re reminding former residents of what a great place Montana

There appears to be some confusion regarding Montana’s open meeting rules as evidenced by a couple of recent meetings in Roosevelt County. Earlier this year, Roosevelt County commissioners added an item about employee stipends to its agenda despite not providing 48-hour notice. Since that time, the Northern Plains Independent has expressed its feeling that the matter wasn’t properly posted

Dear Editor: While reading the article in your newspaper about the actions of the school board, I was glad at least they abide by the Montana Constitution. This concerned some of the school board members wanting to add additional items to the agenda without prior notification. As demonstrated in the past, the Roosevelt County commissioners obviously feel they are above the laws of the State

A federal judge has halted the Biden administration’s moratorium on federal oil and gas leasing and drilling permits that threatened the livelihoods of rural Montana families and would have cost the state millions in lost tax revenue. U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana Terry Doughty issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against the provisions of President Biden’s