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Partnership Health Center in Missoula, Montana, is notifying patients about Medicaid eligibility changes. Social worker Kaitlyn Bosshardt is managing correspondence from the state health department for patients lacking steady addresses. At the federally funded Watershed Clinic, medical assistant Izzy Kadrmas provides care to Tywon Pugh, a homeless patient suffering from recurring seizures. This facility is among 1,400 nationwide centers receiving federal funding to serve vulnerable populations facing housing instability and critical health needs.