Tag: Health Care

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced $2.5 million will be directed to the University of Montana to begin COVID-19 vaccine development.   To download the full video click, HERE. “Well I’m here at the University of Montana in Missoula today. We have some exciting news… The NIH, the National Institute of Health, just announced a $2.5 million grant for this university that allows our scientists here in Missoula to accelerate the development of a COVID-19 vaccine. That is greats news for Montana. That is great news for America. I’m very proud,” Daines said. The $2.5 million grant will

U.S. SENATE –U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced $5,075,000 will be directed to Montana through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to expand the state’s capacity for testing, contact tracing, and containment to strengthen Montana’s transition to safely reopen. “This funding will help ensure our state has the testing and tools needed to keep Montanans healthy and safe as our state begins to safely reopen,” Daines said. Daines fought to secure $4.3 billion for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help states and localities enhance mitigation efforts, laboratory capacity, infection control, and other preparedness and response activities

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will be directing $4,047,216 to Montana State University to support small rural hospitals in Montana through expansions of telehealth, more purchases of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and boosting testing capacity. “This funding will help our health experts at MSU support our critical access hospitals and rural communities during the coronavirus pandemic,” Daines said. “I will continue working around the clock with our healthcare professionals to ensure we get them the resources they need to protect the health and safety of Montanans.”  

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today sent a letter to U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Azar urging the next round of hospital and provider funding under the Coronavirus Economic Recovery Package to target the needs of Montana’s rural providers and children’s hospitals, including Shodair Children’s Hospital in Helena.  “I am concerned that a number of critically important providers in Montana are still in desperate need of relief, and I am especially concerned about Shodair Children’s Hospital in Helena and our state’s extensive network of rural hospitals,” Daines wrote. “I would implore you to respond rapidly to deliver assistance under

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines sent a letter to Vice President Pence urging the White House Coronavirus Task Force to continue prioritizing the deployment of widespread diagnostic tests and accelerating the approval and production of antibody tests, which can help play a critical role in the fight against COVID-19. “I would encourage the FDA to continue utilizing all available resources and expertise to be able to quickly move forward with approving additional antibody tests to ensure they are reliable and widely available. Just as importantly, I would also request that the White House Coronavirus Task Force develop a production

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will be directing $10,113,887 to support Montana child care providers during the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. “It is critical we have the funding necessary to support Montana working families who rely on child care services during the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic,” Daines said. “This critical funding strengthens our access to child care and supports our child care providers during this crisis.”  For more information on the funding, click HERE. Daines fought to secure $3.5 billion for the Child Care and Development Block Grant in