2+ hour, 36+ min ago  (675+ words) Last year's welfare fraud scandal in Minnesota made headlines for its brazen nature and massive scale. But it's only part of the story. Far more money slips through the cracks in the welfare system each year. No outrage ensues " but…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (871+ words) ST. PAUL " A Rochester lawmaker aims to reinforce a 2010 Minnesota law that requires health insurance to cover home care nursing services for people " often children " with complex medical needs. "Private health insurance companies must cover this care," said Sen. Liz…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (17+ words) The $91 million is on top of $259 million deferred in February. Federal officials cite fraud concerns....

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (233+ words) ST. PAUL " The Minnesota Department of Human Services announced an initial analysis from a third-party audit of 14 state Medicaid programs at "high risk" for fraud. The initial finding identified $1. 03 billion in claims vulnerable to fraud and $52 million in direct recoveries....

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (657+ words) Our newsroom occasionally reports stories under a byline of "staff." Often, the "staff" byline is used when rewriting basic news briefs that originate from official sources, such as a city press release about a road closure, and which require little…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (387+ words) Review enrollment options at Duluth event on Saturday, Nov. 1 Local View: Amidst uncertainty, help with health insurance available Review enrollment options at Duluth event on Saturday, Nov. 1 By the time you read this, the information may have changed. That said,…...

6+ mon, 4+ week ago  (217+ words) I'm old enough to remember when there was no annual open enrollment. You got health insurance through your employer and unless you changed jobs or had a major life event, you kept the same plan. Year after year. Simple. Stable....

7+ mon, 17+ hour ago  (451+ words) If there's one thing Minnesotans have always prided themselves on, it's hard work. We show up, stay late, and when the pipes freeze or the roof leaks we don't wait for someone else to fix it. We do it ourselves....

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (351+ words) ST. PAUL " The Minnesota Department of Commerce on Wednesday officially announced the anticipated increase in health insurance rates for 2026 " a driving factor in the federal government shutdown that began at midnight. Under the new rates, Minnesotans covered through the individual…...

8+ mon, 2+ day ago  (768+ words) DULUTH " Essentia Health recently released the findings of an economic impact report that found the nonprofit health system drives over $4. 5 billion in annual economic activity in the Twin Ports area. "Economic development is the tide that raises all boats," said…...