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Morrison County eyes three-year health insurance contract
1+ hour, 26+ min ago (414+ words) Morrison County is poised to lock in a three-year health insurance agreement that would deliver a premium decrease in 2027 but set the stage for projected increases in the following two years. Human resources director Beth Berg told commissioners the county…...
Where to get help with Medicare decisions
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (473+ words) I'll be 65 in a few months and could use some help sorting through all the confusing Medicare options available. Where can I get help with my Medicare decisions? With about 11, 400 Americans turning 65 every day in 2026, you're asking a very timely…...
Educators ask Legislature to help lower health insurance costs
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (741+ words) Some lawmakers are proposing establishing a statewide insurance pool for public school employees to stabilize and lower costs. Amid soaring insurance premiums, relief may be on the horizon for Minnesota public school employees in the coming years through a proposed…...
Proposed statewide insurance pool aims to ease costs for school employees
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (608+ words) Pinewood Elementary School art teacher Myranda Urick leads a class of first-grade students this past winter in Monticello. Educators say rising health insurance costs are straining school employees and prompting a push for a statewide insurance pool. Rising health insurance…...
Minnesota educators ask Legislature to help lower healthcare insurance costs
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (741+ words) Some lawmakers are proposing establishing a statewide insurance pool for public school employees to stabilize and lower costs. Amid soaring insurance premiums, relief may be on the horizon for Minnesota public school employees in the coming years through a proposed…...
Minnesota educators fight for a way to lower skyrocketing health insurance costs
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (748+ words) When Brianna Lawrence and her husband Devon found out they were expecting their first child, they were overjoyed, but they also knew it would force them to make a significant change: One of them will likely have to quit teaching…...
Guest column: Protect autism services while fighting fraud
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (321+ words) The Eastview High School Wind Symphony will welcome Valley Winds of Apple Valley" Les Schwab Tires, one of the leading independent tire dealers in the United Stat" Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy providers across Minnesota, including respected organizations such as…...