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U of M panel describes how ownership can work for teaching …

WEBAs deadline nears for Fairview deal, new U president’s inaugural health care panel highlights benefits of control at University of Michigan.

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What to know about the latest COVID variants, Minnesota testing, …

WEBExpert advice on masking, testing, vaccines and boosters is evolving along with coronavirus variants. Here’s the latest from Minnesota and the CDC.

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Mayo Clinic to use drones to deliver prescription drugs to patients’ …

WEBThe Rochester-based health care system inks agreement with Zipline to begin offering prescription deliveries by drone beginning in 2025.

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Blue Cross, Minnesota State partner to open needed mental health …

WEBThe Minnesota Legislature also had allocated $1.5 million in 2023 for the clinic, which will provide mental health counseling and medication management to patients of …

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Minnesota hospitals reporting signs of profit recovery Star Tribune

WEBFive large health systems are seeing stronger financial results this summer, although most said margins still fall short of what’s needed.

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Essentia Health wins arbitration dispute over control of Fosston …

WEBEssentia Health's hospital in Fosston is permanently ending the scheduling of baby deliveries, joining with more than 20 other small Minnesota hospitals that …

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Gov. Tim Walz signs executive order protecting gender-affirming …

WEBGov. Tim Walz issued an executive order Wednesday protecting access to gender-affirming health care for transgender Minnesotans, a direct response to recent …

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For-profit HMOs will be blocked again from Minnesota’s Medicaid …

WEBMinnesota lawmakers are once again blocking for-profit HMOs from winning managed care contracts in the state’s Medicaid program.

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Boyd Huppert, KARE's superstar reporter, opens up about battling …

WEBThe award-winning reporter is known for his portraits in courage, the kind Huppert must now muster up himself as he fights for his life.

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Hennepin Healthcare Chair Babette Apland steps down after …

WEBHennepin County Board members called statements about the Somali community by the chair of Hennepin Healthcare System ‘racist and xenophobic.’ Babette …

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Former Gov. Jesse Ventura returns to State Capitol as advocate for

WEBFormer Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura walked through downtown White Bear Lake on Friday. He’s emerged as a leading advocate for marijuana legalization. (Glen …

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Essentia Health dropping from Medicare Advantage networks at

WEBEssentia Health is dropping out of Medicare Advantage health insurance networks next year at UnitedHealthcare and Humana, moves that will impact about …

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Bright Health is moving from Minnesota to Florida, will change its …

WEBAfter shedding the health insurance business that drove massive growth, the company will change its name to NeueHealth, once a small part of its business.

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UnitedHealth Group has started sending data breach notices to …

WEBUnitedHealth Group has started sending letters to patients, saying information ranging from their health conditions to Social Security numbers may have …

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Allina’s lab work move is another blow to the well-being of patients

WEBIt’s part of a concerning trend by Allina Health executives to decrease care available to patients.

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Christopher Snowbeck Star Tribune

WEBChristopher Snowbeck. Since 1994, Snowbeck has covered health care stories at four newspapers including the St. Paul Pioneer Press, the Pittsburgh Post …

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KSTP chief meteorologist Ken Barlow gets candid about mental …

WEBAfter a decade on the air at KSTP-TV, he was named the station's chief meteorologist following the retirement of Dave Dahl. Barlow and his wife, Theresa, were …

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Former UnitedHealth CEO made $142.2M last year Star Tribune

WEBThe former CEO of UnitedHealth Group realized $142.2 million last year in what might be the biggest ever compensation package for a Minnesota-based public …

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UnitedHealth lawsuit against former executives over new …

WEBThe health care giant’s lawsuit aimed to stop Lore Health from “irreparably harming” the company, and if Lore Health continued to operate, to be made whole for …

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UnitedHealth lawsuit alleges former executives stole trade secrets …

WEBThe suit pivots on a diabetes management tool initially developed by the two executives, who sold their company to United and then ended up at odds with the health …

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