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Cities built their safety nets on federal money. Now it’s leaving all at once.

When major events unfold in the Twin Cities, a parallel version often plays out at the Hennepin County Medical Center. The sprawling facility in downtown Minneapolis spanning six city blocks is the area’s largest safety-net hospital and busiest provider of critical trauma care. HCMC is where measles outbreaks, COVID-19 surges, low-income patients and mass casualty events like last year’s Annunciation school shooting merge, said Jeremy Olson-Ehlert, a 13-year veteran nurse and member of the nurse’s union.

Minneapolis, MN · 28d

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Fairview sues UnitedHealthcare over 2027 Medicare listings

Fairview Health Services is suing UnitedHealthcare over 2027 Medicare Advantage listings as open enrollment nears for many Minnesotans.

Minnesota · 10-07

CBS Minnesota

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Allina hospice nurses reach tentative deal on first-ever union contract

The union representing dozens of Twin Cities Allina Health hospice nurses who went on strike last month says they reached a tentative contract agreement Wednesday.

Twin Cities Metro, MN · 28d

Bring Me The News

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Unionized hospice nurses and Allina Health reach tentative agreement following September strike

Hospice nurses unionized with SEIU Healthcare MN and Iowa have reached a tentative agreement on a first contract with Allina Health following a seven-day strike in September.

Minnesota · 28d

CBS News

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Metro hospice nurses to vote on open-ended strike, and more headlines

St Paul, MN · 10-07

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Minnesota family stuck without care after thousands of immigrants lose Medicaid coverage

ListenMinnesota family stuck without care after thousands of immigrants lose Medicaid coverage. In a sunny room at a Twin Cities-area assisted living home, a young woman leans down to squeeze her mother’s hand, as she sits in a wheelchair. The care facility has been the mother’s home for four...

Minnesota · 10-02

Community Reporter

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A Fresh Set of Eyes on Childhood Vaccinations in Minnesota

"There is also data to suggest that Minnesotans are more vaccine-shy than those I was used to. Per the Centers for Disease Control, the national vaccination coverage rate for the MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccine is 92%; this number is 91% for Kentucky but only 85.7% for Minnesota. The pattern holds for virtually every childhood vaccination. " The post A Fresh Set of Eyes on Childhood Vaccinations in Minnesota first appeared on Community Reporter .

Minnesota · 10-02

Access Press

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Medical equipment providers take home care crisis to state lawmakers

On September 3, durable medical equipment (DME) providers and patient advocates gathered at Handi Medical Supply in Saint Paul to […] The post Medical equipment providers take home care crisis to state lawmakers appeared first on Access Press .

Minnesota · 10-01

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Minnesota Therapist Faces 13 Felony Charges After Prosecutors Say He Billed Medicaid for More Than 27,000 Psychotherapy Claims Never Provided

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — A Minnesota therapist is accused of pulling in more than $2.25 million in Medicaid payments by billing for psychotherapy and behavioral health services that prosecutors say were never delivered. The case centers on Peter Jason Meilahn, 50, who was charged by warrant Monday in Ramsey County.

Ramsey County, MN · 09-29

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Hospice nurses, doctors take on Allina Health over pay, staffing in dueling strikes

More than 60 hospice nurses picketed outside Abbott Northwestern Hospital on Wednesday, Sept. 16, demanding overtime pay and holiday and weekend pay from Allina Health as bargaining talks stretched past the one-year mark. The hospice nurses’ seven-day strike overlapped with 150 unionized doctors’ historic four-day walkout. Following the...

Minneapolis, MN · 09-28

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A Minnesota health system told Medicare Advantage patients to change plans before December 7

Patients across the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota who carry a UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage card are getting a direct instruction from their own hospital system: start looking at other plans now, because this one will not get them into a Fairview clinic much longer. The notice is not a rumor or a leaked memo. It […]

Minnesota · 09-21

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North Memorial, Sanford Health merger: $600M investment coming to Minnesota hospitals

MAPLE GROVE, Minn. (FOX 9) - A major healthcare merger is now official — and it could change how Minnesotans get care close to home. Minnesota-based North Memorial Health has finalized its merger with South Dakota-based Sanford Health, and representatives from North Memorial Health brought the news to the Maple Grove City Council's work session Monday night.

Maple Grove, MN · 09-22

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Minnesota’s most vulnerable citizens are collateral damage in federal crackdown on Medicaid program

WASHINGTON – The state’s attempts to address allegations of fraud has created financial turbulence for thousands of Medicaid providers in Minnesota, some of whom have had to dig into savings or take out loans to keep their companies going. But the people who depend on the programs —...

Minnesota · 09-23

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Liberian official’s Minnesota group home accused of overbilling Medicaid

A group home in Brooklyn Center run by a government official in Liberia billed the state for numerous services its residents did not need or did not receive, a state investigation found. The findings released last week stemmed from a Health Department investigation that began two days after MPR News...

Minnesota · 09-21

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Liberian official’s Minnesota group home accused of overbilling Medicaid

ListenLiberian official’s Minnesota group home accused of overbilling Medicaid. A group home in Brooklyn Center run by a government official in Liberia billed the state for numerous services its residents did not need or did not receive, a state investigation found. The findings released last week stemmed from a...

Minnesota · 09-21

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North Memorial, Sanford Health merger: $600M investment coming to Minnesota hospitals

Maple Grove, MN · 09-22

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MSCO is Proud to Celebrate Jasmine Kamboj’s Incredible Contributions to Clinical Oncology

Minnesota Society of Clinical Oncology (MSCO) shared on LinkedIn:. “We’re thrilled to share this month’s Oncology Leader Spotlight on! MSCO is proud to celebrate your incredible contributions to the field Jasmine Kamboj. Congratulations!”. To which, Jasmine Kamboj, Congress President and Medical Director of the Cancer Care and Infusion...

Minnesota · 09-19

CBS Minnesota

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Twin Cities doctor paralyzed in mountain fall returns to practicing medicine

A Twin Cities physician who has spent the last two years learning to live with a life-changing injury is making a remarkable recovery.

Twin Cities Metro, MN · 09-17

People

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Minnesota Baby Born at 24 Weeks Returns Home After Record-Breaking 334-Day Stay in the NICU

Baby Adonis left North Memorial Health in Maple Grove, Minn., after nearly a full year in the NICU

Maple Grove, MN · 09-15

Sahan Journal

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Beyond the ER: Hospital-based legal aid helps improve long-term patient outcomes

Christina Toro faced the possibility of losing her housing while caring for her infant grandson. Free legal help from Children’s Minnesota gave the family more stability. The post Beyond the ER: Hospital-based legal aid helps improve long-term patient outcomes appeared first on Sahan Journal .

St Paul, MN · 09-14