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The 12 Best Hospitals In Minnesota According To Data and Genuine Patients

When health care decisions matter most, it helps to know where Minnesota’s top hospitals stand. After cross-referencing several sources, including U.S. News and Forbes, and patient reviews, these are the 12 best hospitals in Minnesota.

Minnesota · 4d

Main Street Dollars

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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison says 15 counties will have no Medicare Advantage plans in 2027, and members who lose a plan must choose new coverage by Dec. 7

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is warning that 15 counties will have no Medicare Advantage plans at all in 2027, and that about one-third of the state’s 1.2 million Medicare members will lose the plan they have now. Anyone whose plan is ending has until Dec. 7 to choose new coverage. Ellison issued the alert […]

Minnesota · 1d

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News Minneapolis-St. Paul MN

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Provider closes due to Medicaid payment withholding

Minnesota · 1d

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New St. Cloud Store Supplying Seniors Tackles Falls That Send 12,000 to the Hospital

River’s Edge Convention Center — Reported Venue For Celebrate Aging Event. A new St. Cloud shop dedicated entirely to keeping older adults safe and steady on their feet is set to open inside the Music Mall at 619 West Saint Germain Street. Supplying Seniors, owned by longtime St. Cloud-area caregiver Abdikadir “Abdi” Abdinasir, focuses on senior home safety and mobility, and it's timing its debut with a free public event built around one of the most stubborn health risks facing older Minnesotans: falling.

St Cloud, MN · 1d
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The Financial Wire

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North Dakota, Minnesota, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Colorado lead 67 counties in 11 states where every general-enrollment Medicare Advantage plan ends for 2027, MoneyGeek counts

Sixty-seven counties in 11 states will have no general-enrollment Medicare Advantage plan left for 2027, according to a MoneyGeek analysis of CMS files published Oct. 27. North Dakota has 21 of them, Minnesota 15, Oklahoma seven, South Dakota six and Colorado five. Medicare open enrollment ends Dec. 7, and people in those counties who now... The post North Dakota, Minnesota, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Colorado lead 67 counties in 11 states where every general-enrollment Medicare Advantage plan ends for 2027, MoneyGeek counts appeared first on The Financial Wire .

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Minnesota Supreme Court Applies Health-Record Law to Hospital Room Assignment

The Minnesota Supreme Court held that a hospital room assignment may qualify as a “health record” under state law when disclosed without a patient’s consent, according to the Star Tribune. The ruling addresses the disclosure in this case; it does not establish a blanket ban on sharing patient information.

Minnesota · 1d

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St. Paul Social Worker, 74, Pleads Not Guilty in $7.7M Autism Medicaid Fraud Scheme

A 74-year-old social worker from St. Paul pleaded not guilty to federal Medicaid fraud charges tied to alleged $7.7 million in false claims connected to autism services billed across more than a dozen Minnesota providers. Prosecutors allege Ravits made false certifications on treatment plans. Ravits was charged Oct. 22 with...

Minnesota · 14h

Minnesota Reformer

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3M settles chemical contamination claims for $7.35 billion, while admitting no guilt

3M, which is responsible for widespread groundwater contamination from so-called forever chemicals in the eastern Twin Cities metro, will pay $7.35 billion to settle the vast majority of outstanding personal injury claims against it. The Minnesota corporate behemoth and a group of plaintiffs’ lawyers announced the settlement on Tuesday. As many as 120,000 people who […]

Minnesota · 2d

Monticello Times

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75 years of care: Stellis Health reflects on its past, prepares for its future

MONTICELLO — Dr. Jason Halvorson remembers when the medical clinic in Buffalo was downtown, near the hospital. He remembers the newer clinic being built, the growth of medical services in Monticello and the days when patients sometimes had to travel considerable distances for care that is now available close to home. For Halverson, who grew up in Buffalo and has practiced with Stellis Health for nearly three decades, those changes are part of a much larger story. “I don’t think the people 75 years ago envisioned what it would be today,” he said during an interview with the Times earlier this year. But the people who established the practice, and those who followed them, shared a vision of providing quality medical care in their own communities. That vision has carried Stellis Health through 75 years of growth, technological advances and changes in how health care is delivered. Now, as the physician-owned practice celebrates its anniversary, it is preparing for another major transition: a proposed affiliation with CentraCare , the regional health system that operates Monticello’s hospital. The organizations announced the plan Oct. 21, with a target date of Jan. 1, 2027, pending final agreements and regulatory approval. For Stellis’ physicians,

Monticello, MN · 2d

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Oregon AG Rayfield Sues to Block Medicaid Funding Penalties Tied to Work Requirements

Oregon — Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and attorneys general from three other states sued the federal government Thursday, asking a judge to bar it from withholding existing Medicaid funding if the states decline to enforce new work and activity requirements. Congress enacted the requirements in its 2025 budget law, with implementation generally scheduled to begin Jan. 1, 2027.

Oregon · 1d

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Measles cases hit 36-year high in Minnesota; Northland providers stress vaccination

DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - A deadly measles outbreak in Wisconsin and climbing case numbers in Minnesota are raising concerns closer to home. Minnesota and Wisconsin are seeing its highest number of measles cases in almost four decades—and health officials say the virus spreads quickly in communities where vaccination rates are low. Local providers are saying infants and school kids are especially vulnerable right now.

Duluth, MN · 1d

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Former St. Paul social worker pleads 'not guilty' to Medicaid fraud

Seventy-four-year-old Emily Ravits pleaded not guilty to Medicaid fraud in federal court Friday. Ravits was a social worker from Saint Paul whom prosecutors say served as a "Qualified Supervising Professional or "QSP" for 14 different Autism services (EIDBI) providers. She is charged with conspiracy to defraud and making false statements related to health care for signing autism treatment plans for kids she never met and whose autism services may not have been medically necessary.

St Paul, MN · 1d

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Justices: Hospital room number is health record under state law

Minnesota Supreme Court held that a patient’s hospital room number and status as a patient qualify as a health record under the Minnesota Health Records Act. The ruling stemmed from Allina Health‘s disclosure of Justin Holtzbauer’s hospital location after he opted out of the facility directory. Holtzbauer...

Minnesota · 1d

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Court of Appeals reinstates conviction in 7.2 million dollar Medicaid fraud scheme

SAINT PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Court of Appeals has reinstated a jury’s guilty verdict against Abdifatah Abdulkadir Yusuf in a $7.2 million Medicaid fraud case, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Monday. The appellate ruling overturns a previous decision by the Hennepin County District Court, which had...

Minnesota · 11d

Sahan Journal

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Residents of St. Paul’s West Side fight for cleaner air, safer streets in industrial neighborhood

Residents live cheek and jowl with heavy industry along the Mississippi River in St. Paul’s Southport neighborhood, and are pushing for better conditions and more awareness. The post Residents of St. Paul’s West Side fight for cleaner air, safer streets in industrial neighborhood appeared first on Sahan Journal .

St Paul, MN · 11d

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Social worker charged with helping Minnesota autism centers commit fraud

MINNEAPOLIS — The latest federal indictment in Minnesota related to Medicaid fraud doesn't charge owners of allegedly fraudulent autism clinics, but rather one of the people who allegedly made that fraud possible. 74-year-old Emily Ravits was a social worker from Saint Paul whom prosecutors say served as a "Qualified...

Minnesota · 11d

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Black Minnesotans rally for affordable, equitable health care

Black Minnesotans gathered Wednesday, two weeks before the midterm elections, to call for a stronger, more equitable health care system and urge elected officials to address barriers to affordable, quality care. The rally, titled “Our Lives, Not Their Profits,” was organized by Faith in Minnesota and held Oct. 21 at...

Minnesota · 12d

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News Minneapolis-St. Paul MN

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Court reinstates guilty verdict in $7.2 million Medicaid fraud case

Minnesota’s Court of Appeals reinstated a guilty verdict in a $7.2 million Medicaid fraud case on Monday, sending the case back for resentencing.

Minnesota · 12d

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Medicaid cuts may cripple Minnesota community health clinics

At Southside Community Health Services on East Lake Street, sunlight fills a bright, spacious lobby. The south Minneapolis clinic has served its community for over 50 years, providing care to thousands of patients, many with limited access to affordable healthcare. But behind the welcoming waiting room, staff are preparing for...

Minnesota · 15d