1+ hour, 57+ min ago   (724+ words) MINNEAPOLIS, MN (August 31, 2026) In small-town clinics across Greater Minnesota, operating margins are measured in days of cash on hand rather than millions of dollars. A delayed reimbursement check or a single uncompensated intensive-care stay can determine whether a rural hospital…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (599+ words) MINNEAPOLIS, MN (August 8, 2026). UCare will permanently lay off 102 employees this fall as the Minneapolis-based health plan moves deeper into the wind-down of its operations, according to a newly filed notice with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development. The…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (875+ words) Study Finds Workers' Health Insurance Costs Have Increased Far Faster Than Earnings, Raising Concerns Over Affordability and Proposed Hospital Mergers MINNEAPOLIS, MN (July 1, 2026) A new report examining the rising cost of health care in Minnesota concludes that many families are…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (673+ words) The Minnesota Attorney General's Office will host a public forum on Tuesday, July 7, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Fellowship Minneapolis in north Minneapolis as it continues its review of Sanford Health's proposed acquisition of North Memorial Health, a transaction that would reshape…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (948+ words) ROBBINSDALE, MN (June 9, 2026) The future of one of Minnesota's most important healthcare systems moved into public view Tuesday evening as Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison convened a public forum in Robbinsdale to gather community input on Sanford Health's proposed acquisition…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago   (491+ words) The legislation, House File 2904, is sponsored by Liz Reyer and would establish the Educator Group Insurance Program, a centralized system designed to stabilize insurance premiums by pooling school employees across the state into a single plan. Under the legislation, public…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (395+ words) The association has characterized current conditions as a systemwide challenge affecting both rural and urban providers, with particular concern for facilities serving large numbers of publicly insured patients. According to MHA President and CEO Rahul Koranne, between 75 percent and 85 percent…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (867+ words) Berg Therapy, a pediatric therapy clinic located in Blaine, Minnesota, says insurance network denials are preventing dozens of children in Anoka County from receiving timely treatment, even though the clinic has therapists ready and treatment rooms available. The situation has…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (853+ words) ST. PAUL, MN Minnesota’s Medicaid program is entering what state officials describe as a decisive phase in its long and bruising effort to confront fraud, waste, and systemic oversight failures that cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars and shook…...