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Minnesota Medicaid revalidation system creates headache
6+ hour, 16+ min ago (583+ words) DULUTH " Several healthcare service providers saw their Minnesota Health Care Programs status terminated this week as part of the Minnesota Revalidate 2026 initiative designed to curb fraud among "high-risk" entities. The state launched the initiative as part of a revalidation effort…...
Feds will defer an additional $91 million in Medicaid funding to Minnesota
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (389+ words) ST. PAUL " The federal government announced another $91 million in deferred Medicaid funding to Minnesota over fraud concerns. In a post on X on Thursday, April 30, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Administrator Mehmet Oz said the decision "follows a pattern…...
Minnesota teacher takes the fight to lower health insurance costs to the Legislature
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (701+ words) ST. PAUL " Kasson-Mantorville teacher Aaron Wilke on Thursday, Feb. 26, testified before the Minnesota Legislature about the prohibitive cost of health insurance for educators while speaking in support of a bill that would aim to address the situation. Wilke was testifying…...
Minnesota pushes back on federal threats to withhold Medicaid funds
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (457+ words) ST. PAUL " Minnesota state officials are appealing the federal government's plans to withhold Medicaid funds from state programs plagued with fraud. The Minnesota Department of Human Services on Tuesday, Jan. 13, announced it would be filing an administrative appeal to the…...
MNsure statement on Medica plan to take over UCare: No changes to UCare coverage for MNsure enrollees
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (268+ words) ST. PAUL " MNsure, Minnesota's official health insurance marketplace, assures UCare members that their health plans through MNsure will not change in coverage or cost for plan year 2026. Medica has announced a definitive agreement to acquire individual and family health plans…...
column: We can solve big problems by giving people cash accounts in Medicaid
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (736+ words) This simple but fundamental design change would ameliorate or eliminate many of the major problems that existing third-party payment arrangements foster," Hyman and Silver write. Since that publication, ten states have opted out of Medicaid expansion because they foresaw how…...
Save up to $7, 000 on health insurance through MNsure next year
7+ mon, 1+ day ago (461+ words) ST. PAUL " It's open enrollment season and time to select benefits for 2026. But tens of thousands of Minnesotans don't have access to health insurance through their jobs. Farmers, entrepreneurs, small business owners and early retirees don't have an HR department…...
Walz, health care experts say premiums are set to rise unless federal government acts
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (566+ words) ST. PAUL " Gov. Tim Walz and leaders in Minnesota's health care industry held a roundtable Tuesday, Sept. 23, warning that health care costs are expected to rise if enhanced tax credits aren't extended. Minnesota Department of Commerce Commissioner Grace Arnold said…...
Savings available for 2026 health plans through MNsure
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (199+ words) Minnesota families could save an average of $600 per month on health insurance in 2026 through MNsure. Savings available for 2026 health plans through MNsure Minnesota families could save an average of $600 per month on health insurance in 2026 through MNsure. ST. PAUL " Minnesota…...
Ken Warner: Business owners: Are you paying attention?
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (371+ words) The state of Minnesota has entered into the insurance business with Paid Family Medical Leave, and it's placing itself between you and your employees. On the surface, PFML appears to be a generous benefit for your employees, providing up to…...