Elinor Smith

1 week ago | mtpr.org | Elinor Smith

Under state and federal law, health insurance companies are required to cover mental health care at the same level they do for physical health conditions. Montana PBS's Anna Rau dug into nationally reported discrepancies in how insurance companies handle physical and mental health claims, and if those discrepancies impact Montanans. She sat down with All Things Considered host Elinor Smith to explain. Elinor Smith Can you start by explaining what mental health parity laws are supposed to do?

2 weeks ago | mtpr.org | Elinor Smith

Humanities Montana receives just under a million dollars a year from The National Endowment for the Humanities. The money funds programs across the state providing Montanans with access to education on history, literature, philosophy and more. Jill Baker is the executive director of Humanities Montana. She received word Wednesday from the National Endowment for the Humanities that its grant funding would be terminated.

1 month ago | matr.net | Elinor Smith

Last year, the United States Surgeon General declared loneliness across the country as an epidemic, going so far as to claim that isolation and loneliness are a higher cause of death than obesity. Hit especially hard by high rates of loneliness are senior citizens across the country. Montana PBS’ Hannah Kearse sat down with MTPR’s Elinor Smith to discuss Kearse’s reporting on the issue for an upcoming episode of PBS IMPACT.  Montana Public Radio | By Elinor Smith

Sep 28, 2024 | ourcommunitynow.com | Elinor Smith

Two planned power outages will impact Montanans living in the Marion, Happys Inn and Ashley Creek areas west of Kalispell the mornings of September 30 and October 8. The outages will take place at 5 a.m. and last about 5 minutes. Around 2,900 members of the Flathead Electric Cooperative will be impacted. The Coop encourages residents living in Kila and Batavia to reference maps of the planned outages, as only parts of those communities will be impacted.

Jun 17, 2024 | mtpr.org | Elinor Smith |Edward O'Brien

Montanans can expect to see an increased law enforcement presence on state roads this summer in an effort to lookout for intoxicated drivers. Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest names a new forest supervisor.