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North Dakota ambulance providers losing money on every run, according to survey
3+ hour, 22+ min ago (650+ words) FARGO (North Dakota Monitor) " North Dakota ambulance service providers lost nearly $500 on average for every patient transported to a medical facility last year, according to a survey. The recent survey of three dozen providers in the state, conducted by PWW…...
Farmers face greater risk with planting insurance option removed
2+ week, 1+ day ago (673+ words) BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) " North Dakota farmers will be without a key federal crop insurance option this year as they prepare for spring planting. As part of federally subsidized crop insurance, farmers are insured when the weather prevents them from…...
Report: Poor policy language may have cost $1.7B across 14 Medicaid services in Minnesota
2+ week, 5+ day ago (602+ words) ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) " Poorly written or vague policies may have cost state-run Medicaid services $1.7 billion in payments over nearly four years, a new state-commissioned report finds. The'report from Optum, a third party hired by the Minnesota Department of…...
NDFU calls on USDA to reverse crop insurance decision
4+ week, 20+ hour ago (233+ words) (credit: Rusty Halvorson, KFGO Ag News) "In comments submitted to USDA's Risk Management Agency, North Dakota Farmers Union urged RMA to reinstate the "buy-up" option it eliminated for prevented planting crop insurance coverage. The option allowed producers to increase their…...
North Dakota ag producers could ‘walk away’ from health insurance, Farmers Union warns
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (603+ words) BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) " Seven in 10 North Dakota Farmers Union agriculture producers will be affected by Affordable Care Act subsidies that expire at the end of the year, an official with the organization warned members this month. Lance Boyer, sales…...
Sanford Health to combine with Prairie Lakes Healthcare
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (140+ words) WATERTOWN, S.D. (Sioux Falls Business) " Watertown-based Prairie Lakes Healthcare is combining with Sioux Falls-based Sanford Health. Sioux Falls Business reports the details of the merger were finalized this week. "Sanford Health and Prairie Lakes have always worked collaboratively in support of…...
North Dakotans face steep rise in health insurance without federal tax credits, commissioner warns
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (997+ words) North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) " North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread is sounding the alarm on the significant increase to health insurance facing tens of thousands of North Dakotans if the federal government doesn't renew…...
Expiration of tax credits could mean larger health insurance bills for ND farmers
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (1387+ words) BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota News Cooperative) " Farmers heavily reliant on coverage through the Affordable Care Act marketplace are likely to see out-of-pocket health insurance premium payments rise more than 75% on average in 2026. Enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits will expire…...
BCBS North Dakota, Oregon healthcare provider announce ‘affiliation’
6+ mon, 4+ day ago (130+ words) FARGO (KFGO) " Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota and Oregon-based Cambia Health Solutions have announced what they call a strategic affiliation. Blue Cross Blue Shield President and CEO Dan Conrad told Business Wire, the affiliation would better serve members…...
Officials predict only 5% of North Dakota Medicaid recipients will be impacted by program changes
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (928+ words) Sarah Aker, executive director of medical services for the Department of Health and Human Services, speaks during a meeting of the Legislative Task Force on Government Efficiency on July 30, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor) BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) " North Dakota…...