Hutchinson woman’s struggle to navigate Minnesota’s Medicaid system highlights long wait for aid
HUTCHINSON, MINN. - Until two years ago, Kristen Ellingson was fit, active and had a good full-time job. Not now. Disabled with Lyme disease and preparing for surgery to repair damaged vertebrae in ...
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Minnesota Sen. Smith, Musk spar over order for federal workers to report last week’s tasks
WASHINGTON (KFGO) – Minnesota U.S. Sen. Tina Smith traded barbs with Elon Musk on social media over the weekend in response ...
Republican proposals to cut Medicaid could be politically fraught
Republicans are proposing deep cuts to Medicaid to finance tax cuts and other priorities. Pushback is coming not only from ...
KARE 11 Investigates: NUWAY funding in limbo after court hearing
During the hearing NUWAY attorney Manda Sertich warned that a funding cut could lead to relapses, overdoses and even deaths.
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Southeast Minnesota Medicaid recipients concerned about potential cuts
Medicaid recipients, family and friends delivered a letter to their congressman, Republican U.S. Representative Brad ...
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How does Minnesota combat Medicaid fraud, and what could change?
In particular, protecting the billions Minnesota spends on Medicaid, the program that serves nearly a quarter of the state’s population, including many of its most vulnerable citizens ...
Tax breaks seem unbalanced for Minnesota hospitals, audit finds
Minnesota’s 104 nonprofit general hospitals appear to give back more to their communities than they receive in tax breaks.
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Dozens gather at Rep. Finstad’s Rochester office for 'Medicaid Matters’ rally
About 60 people gathered inside and outside Republican U.S. Rep. Brad Finstad's Rochester office Tuesday morning with the ...
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Health insurance for millions could vanish as states put Medicaid expansion on chopping block
Republican lawmakers in several states have Medicaid expansion in their crosshairs, energized by President Donald Trump’s ...
Republicans May Find It Harder to Cut Medicaid Than They Think
Perhaps the most important shift for Medicaid — and the source of its growing popularity — is that the program isn’t really seen as a handout anymore. A large majority of Americans, including 45 ...