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End of enhanced Obamacare subsidies puts tribal health lifeline at risk
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (982+ words) By Katheryn Houghton, Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez, KFF Health News Leonard Bighorn said his mother tried for two years to get help for severe stomach pain through the limited health services available near her home on the Fort Peck Reservation in…...
Eagan: Developers eye former Blue Cross Blue Shield HQ site
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (578+ words) New plans for the old Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota headquarters in Eagan are in early planning stages, according to the 55-acre site's co-developers. Real estate developers Opus of Minnetonka and Capital Partners of Edina are working together…...
Audit: Changing procedures may safeguard $1 billion in MN Medicaid programs
1+ week, 6+ day ago (738+ words) A third-party audit assessing Minnesota Medicaid programs at high risk for fraud found the state could safeguard $1 billion in the next four years by changing its policies on payment reviews. But the changes that could result in those savings for…...
Final day to select ACA health plans arrives in most states, with no subsidy deal yet
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (299+ words) That's when the open enrollment window ends in most states for plans that start in February.About 10 statesthat run their own marketplaces have later deadlines, or have extended them to the end of the month to give their residents more…...
Minnesota freezes provider enrollment for 13 Medicaid programs over fraud risk
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (540+ words) Minnesota's Department of Human Services is pausing new provider enrollments in 13 Medicaid-funded services administered by the state as the agency works with the federal government to address fraud concerns in high-risk programs. The agency announced the new step on Thursday....
Medicaid paid more than $207 million for dead people. A new law could help fix that
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (281+ words) A new Department of Health and Human Services report reveals Medicaid programs made over $200 million in improper payments to health care providers between 2021 and 2022 for people who had already died. By FATIMA HUSSEIN, Associated Press [FCC bans new Chinese-made drones,…...
Out-of-pocket pain from high-deductible plans means skimping on care
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (1073+ words) By Charlotte Huff, KFF Health News David Garza sometimes feels as if he doesn't have health insurance now that he pays so much to treat his Type 2 diabetes. His monthly premium payment of $435 for family coverage is roughly the same…...
Menards to pay $632,000 in Minnesota settlement over rebate program, pandemic pricing
2+ mon, 21+ hour ago (324+ words) Menards will pay the state more than $632,000 in a settlement filed in Ramsey County District Court on Wednesday after several states claimed that the retailer misled or confused consumers about its rebate program and engaged in price gouging during the…...
Trump announces lower drug price deals with 9 pharmaceutical companies
2+ mon, 23+ hour ago (702+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump announced Friday that nine drugmakers have agreed to lower the cost of their prescription drugs in the U.S. Pharmaceutical companies Amgen, Bristol Myers Squibb, Boehringer Ingelheim, Genentech, Gilead Sciences, GSK, Merck, Novartis and Sanofi will now rein in…...
Nebraska plans to be the first state to implement Trump’s new Medicaid work requirements
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (572+ words) Nebraska will become the first state to implement new work requirements for some people with Medicaid health insurance under a law President Donald Trump signed last year. Gov. Jim Pillen, a Republican, announced Wednesday that the requirement would take effect…...